Saved by Grace
Some day the silver cord will break,
And I no more as now shall sing;
But oh, the joy when I shall wake
Within the palace of the King!
Refrain
And I shall see Him face to face,
And tell the story—Saved by grace;
And I shall see Him face to face,
And tell the story—Saved by grace.
Some day my earthly house will fall.
I cannot tell how soon ’twill be;
But this I know—my All in All
Has now a place in Heav’n for me.
Refrain
Some day, when fades the golden sun
Beneath the rosy tinted west,
My blessèd Lord will say, Well done!
And I shall enter into rest.
Refrain
Some day: till then I’ll watch and wait,
My lamp all trimmed and burning bright,
That when my Savior opens the gate,
My soul to Him may take its flight.
Refrain
Words: Fanny Crosby, 1891.
The hymn…was called into being through…a sermon preached by Dr. Howard Crosby who was a distant relative and dear friend of mine. He said that no Christian should fear death, for if each of us was faithful to the grace given us by Christ, the same grace that teaches us how to live would also teach us how to die. His remarks were afterward published in a newspaper, and they were read to me by Mr. Biglow. Not many hours after I heard them I began to write the hymn.
Crosby
However, these words almost didn’t see light of day. They came to public notice by accident, during a conference Fanny attended in Northfield, Massachusetts. During the meeting, the great evangelist, Dwight Moody, asked if Fanny—like so many others—would give a personal testimony to the audience. Not wanting to draw attention to herself, she almost declined, but finally got up to speak, and said:
There is one hymn I have written which has never been published. I call it my soul’s poem. Sometimes when I am troubled, I repeat it to myself, for it brings comfort to my heart.
ht: Cyberhymnal
Hello, Ellen
It is a lovely hymn, glad it was published for all to hear! Happy Sunday, enjoy the new week ahead!
…have a Day of Grace, Ellen.
This is a sober hymn and now you have me singing it! 😶 😁 I am not afraid of going to Glory; I have not always enjoyed the process of getting there. In the words of the comic, “I’m not afraid of dying. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”
Another great old hymn. It is the favorite of our Pastors father and we sing it often.
Sad news – our pastors father died recently. (not the virus)
Don’t think my comment got published so giving it another try!
Another great old hymn. It is our pastors fathers favorite hymn and we sing it often.
Sad news – our pastors father died recently. (not the virus)
I don’t know this hymn — thank you for a bit of its history.
Hi