Vile as a sin­ner could be

The phrase "Vile as a sin­ner could be" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Vile as a sin­ner could be”· 4 hymns found
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I was once far away from the Sav­ior,
I was once far away from the Sav­ior,
Weary and wan­der­ing and sunk­en in sin,
Weary and wan­der­ing and sunk­en in sin,

Vile as a sin­ner could be

I won­dered if Christ the Re­deem­er
I won­dered if Christ the Re­deem­er
Jesus be­held and to Beth­le­hem came,
Jesus be­held and to Beth­le­hem came,

A Sinner Like Me

Composer: Charles Butler, 1878
Hymn 1

...I was once far away from the Sav­ior,

And as vile as a sin­ner could be,

I won­dered if Christ the Re­deem­er...

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I was once far away from the Sav­ior,

And as vile as a sin­ner could be,

I won­dered if Christ the Re­deem­er

A Sinner Like Me

A Sinner Like Me

Composer: Charles Butler, 1878
Hymn 2

...I was once far away from the Sav­ior,

And as vile as a sin­ner could be,

I won­dered if Christ the Re­deem­er...

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I was once far away from the Sav­ior,

And as vile as a sin­ner could be,

I won­dered if Christ the Re­deem­er

A Sinner Like Me

All for Me (Miles)

Composer: Austin Miles, 1901
Hymn 3

...Weary and wan­der­ing and sunk­en in sin,

Vile as a sin­ner could be,

Jesus be­held and to Beth­le­hem came,...

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Weary and wan­der­ing and sunk­en in sin,

Vile as a sin­ner could be,

Jesus be­held and to Beth­le­hem came,

All for Me (Miles)

All for Me (Miles)

Composer: Austin Miles, 1901
Hymn 4

...Weary and wan­der­ing and sunk­en in sin,

Vile as a sin­ner could be,

Jesus be­held and to Beth­le­hem came,...

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Weary and wan­der­ing and sunk­en in sin,

Vile as a sin­ner could be,

Jesus be­held and to Beth­le­hem came,

All for Me (Miles)

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