HOW I WAS SAVED

What a change since Jesus brought me
Out of darkness into light,
And for all His love and mercy
I will praise Him day and night.

Once I lived to Him a stranger
In my folly and my pride,
Never did I think of danger
That might in my pathway hide.

For I was a good church member,
Teacher of the Sunday School,
In the eyes of men was perfect;
In the eyes of God a fool.

I was building a fine mansion,
I myself had drawn the plan,
Yet, alas! without foundation,
I was building upon sand.

Yes, my friends, 'tis sad to say it,
But while I did others tell
To become and be like Jesus,
I was on my way to hell.

But God sent a Gospel message,
And the words were clear and plain,
That no one can enter heaven
Unless he is born again.

Yes, God in His love and mercy
Sent His servants to our town,
And they went to work in breaking
My whole precious building down.

All my working and my toiling,
It had all been done in vain,
There was one thing lacking,
I had not been born again.

And although I wore a garment
That looked spotless, clean and white,
Yet within my bosom hiding
Was the blackness of midnight.

Every night I would be going
To a canvas Gospel tent,
And through words I there heard spoken
Many restless nights I spent.

There I saw my sins before me,
And cried out, "Oh can it be
That God sent His Own Beloved
To save such a one like me?"

Then one night I heard them speaking
Out of John and chapter three,
Where all those that look believing
From their sins shall ransomed be.

I, too, saw my Saviour bleeding,
Dying on Mount Calvary,
There I heard Him cry, "It is finished!"
And He finished it for me.

Now the Saviour is my Shepherd,
And He leads me day by day,
With His loving arms around me,
Me will guide me all the way.

I am no more under bondage,
I said farewell to my creed;
And I am no more a teacher,
But I learn at Jesus' feet.

Now I have a Rock to build on,
It is Jesus Christ, my Lord;
And I have a plan to go by,
Which is God's own precious Word.

And I want to live for Jesus,
Who has done so much for me;
And my aim will be to please Him,
Who has died on Calvary.

Yes, without the camp He suffered
It was there He made me free,
And I want to follow Jesus,
So that is the place for me.

Soon a blessed day is coming,
When I'll meet Him face to face;
Not as a religious sinner,
But as a sinner saved by grace.
Julia Schaper Greene
Midland Park, NJ; 1922

Jesus said , I am the way, the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by
Me. John 14:6
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He
saved us. Titus 3:5
By grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8
Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, to everyone that believeth. Romans 10:4