I Once Was A Stranger - Hymn

Three verses out of seven of an old hymn by Robert Murray M'cheyne, mid 18 hundreds. Just a quick little recording in between making breakfast and cleaning the house this morning. :-)
__Lyrics____
I once was a stranger to grace and to God,
I knew not my danger, and felt not my load;
Though friends spoke in rapture of Christ on the tree,
Jehovah Tsidkenu was nothing to me.
I oft read with pleasure, to sooth or engage,
Isaiah's wild measure and John's simple page;
But e'en when they pictured the blood sprinkled tree
Jehovah Tsidkenu seemed nothing to me.
Like tears from the daughters of Zion that roll,
I wept when the waters went over His soul;
Yet thought not that my sins had nailed to the tree
Jehovah Tsidkenu-'twas nothing to me.
When free grace awoke me, by light from on high,
Then legal fears shook me, I trembled to die;
No refuge, no safety in self could I see-
Jehovah Tsidkenu my Saviour must be.
My terrors all vanished before the sweet name;
My guilty fears banished, with boldness I came
To drink at the fountain, life giving and free-
Jehovah Tsidkenu is all things to me.
Jehovah Tsidkenu! my treasure and boast,
Jehovah Tsidkenu! I ne'er can be lost;
In thee I shall conquer by flood and by field,
My cable, my anchor, my breast-plate and shield!
Even treading the valley, the shadow of death,
This "watchword" shall rally my faltering breath;
For while from life's fever my God sets me free,
Jehovah Tsidkenu, my death song shall be.

[@sethsimumba7]

I keep coming back

[@dodymahulette3444]

beautiful voice!

[@georgehicks843]

Thank you for sharing this Hymn.... This is the phrase that I cling to.

[@mamatembo10]

George Hicks you’re so welcome! ❤️ yes! Our victory hymn! If you wanna check out my new channel where I’m Moro’s active I have some songs there ruclips.net/video/YTwZYY3Qnlg/видео.html

[@JohnWLBerry]

Praise God for this.

[@irenenichas1230]

The very best rendition of this my favourite hymn.

[@mamatembo10]

Thank you so much!!! ❤️👍🏻 I’m not on this channel very much but will be posting some songs I did for church on my other channel With The Pod

[@mamatembo10]

Irene Nichas ruclips.net/video/YTwZYY3Qnlg/видео.html

[@jesusb5385]

Adorable.

[@gnc1962]

Praise the Lord. Can you do this with all the stanzas?

[@innister]

This is beautiful - Thanks you :-)

[@mamatembo10]

Thank you! ❤️I’m hardly ever on my old channel here but I occasionally put songs up on my new channel With The Pod. ruclips.net/video/YTwZYY3Qnlg/видео.html