Jesus Paid It All

Words by Elvina M. Hall, 1868.

Verse 1. I hear the Savior say,
Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in me thine all in all.

Refrain Jesus paid it all,
All to him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

Verse 2. Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power, and thine alone,
Can change the leper’s spots,
And melt the heart of stone.

Verse 3. For nothing good have I
Whereby thy grace to claim—
I’ll wash my garment white
In the blood of Calvary’s Lamb.

Verse 4. When from my dying bed
My ransomed soul shall rise,
Then “Jesus paid it all”
Shall rend the vaulted skies.

Verse 5. And when before the throne
I stand in him complete,
I’ll lay my trophies down,
All down at Jesus’ feet.

The refrain is sung after each verse.

Text copied from The Otterbein Hymnal (1892). The words were published in 1868, which places them in the public domain in the United States, so your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.

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