#8 - Victory in Jesus

I remember singing this song as a child in church and I always found the melody catchy and uplifting. I’m pretty sure my mom even had the lyrics posted on the front of the fridge for a long time, but I think it was after I moved out. Either way I would have still spent a fair amount of time at my parents fridge so maybe that has something to do with why I like the song so much.

I heard an old, old story, How a Savior came from glory, 

How He gave His life on Calvary To save a wretch like me; 

I heard about His groaning, Of His precious blood's atoning, 

Then I repented of my sins And won the victory. 

Chorus 

O victory in Jesus, My Savior, forever. 

He sought me and bought me With His redeeming blood;

He loved me ere I knew Him And all my love is due Him, 

He plunged me to victory, Beneath the cleansing flood. 

I heard about His healing, Of His cleansing pow'r revealing. 

How He made the lame to walk again And caused the blind to see; 

And then I cried, "Dear Jesus, Come and heal my broken spirit," 

And somehow Jesus came and bro't To me the victory. 

 

I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory. 

And I heard about the streets of gold Beyond the crystal sea; 

About the angels singing, And the old redemption story, 

And some sweet day I'll sing up there The song of victory.