~* OUR GREAT SAVIOUR *~ To the builder, He is the sure foundation. To the doctor, He is the great physician. To the geologist, He is the Rock of Ages. To the sinner, He is the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world. To the Christian, Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God, our great Saviour. Through the centuries, artists and poets who have been impressed with Christ have tried valiantly to present His portrait both with brush and pen. Yet even the noblest efforts of these dedicated artisans seem feeble and inadequate. Evangelist J. Wilbur Chapman has provided a worthy text extolling various attirbutes of Christ as they relate to our personal lives: "Friend of sinners", "Lover of my soul", "Strength in weakness", "my victory, help in sorrow, comfort, guide, Keeper, pilot". Finally, after reviewing everything that Christ means to a believer, we can do no better than to respond with Chapman's refrain, "Hallelujah! What a Saviour! Hallelujah! What a Friend!" "Our Great Saviour" first appeared in its present form in the hymnal Alexander's Gospel Songs No. 2, first published in 1910.  Jesus! what a Friend for sinners! Jesus! Lover of my soul; Friends may fail me, foes assail me, He, my Savior, makes me whole. Jesus! what a Strength in weakness! Let me hide myself in Him. Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing, He, my Strength, my victory wins. Jesus! what a Help in sorrow! While the billows over me roll, Even when my heart is breaking, He, my Comfort, helps my soul. Jesus! what a Guide and Keeper! While the tempest still is high, Storms about me, night overtakes me, He, my Pilot, hears my cry. Jesus! I do now receive Him, More than all in Him I find. He hath granted me forgiveness, I am His, and He is mine. Refrain Hallelujah! what a Savior! Hallelujah! what a Friend! Saving, helping, keeping, loving, He is with me to the end. *For Today*: Luke 7:34; Romans 3:24 & 25; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:18; I John 1:7; Revelation 5:9 Give Christ the praise of your heart for all that He really means in life--in your vocation, pursuits, personal relationships.... Use this musical expression to carry your praise. Music url: The Cyber Hymnal Taken from Amazing Grace -- 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions © Copyright 1990 by Kenneth W. Osbeck. Published by Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, MI. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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