Sinner, See Yon Light

Sinner, see yon light, shining clear and bright

Author: James C. Bateman
Tune: [Sinner, see yon light]
Published in 9 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Sinner, see yon light
Shining clear and bright
From the cross of Calvary
Where the Saviour died,
And from his side
Flowed the blood that sets us free.

Refrain:
Come away, come away,
To the cross for refuge flee;
See the Saviour stands
With his outstretched hands:
Salvation he offers to thee.

2 See, the Saviour stands
With his wounded hands,
And he calls aloud to thee:
I for thee life gave,
Thy soul to save,
Now thy heart O give to me!

3 Come away to him
And confess thy sin,
Come to him who died for thee;
To his feet draw near,
With heart sincere,
And from sin he’ll set thee free.


Source: The Song Book of the Salvation Army #260

Author: James C. Bateman

James C. Bateman was born on No­vem­ber 18, 1854 in Hull, York­shire, Eng­land. Bate­man be­gan his mu­sic­al ca­reer sing­ing and play­ing the ban­jo in mu­sic halls, while al­so work­ing at an oil mill. He was con­vert­ed af­ter at­tend­ing a Sal­va­tion Ar­my (SA) hall in Sul­coates. He later joined the Salvation Army, be­com­ing an of­fi­cer in 1882. He served in var­i­ous lo­ca­tions, in­clud­ing Crad­ley Heath, North­amp­ton, Man­ches­ter Open­shaw, Han­ley, and Mid­dles­bo­rough, and con­trib­ut­ed a num­ber of songs to The Mu­sic­al Sal­va­tion­ist. He died on June 5, 1888 in Pentre, South Wales. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Sinner, see yon light, shining clear and bright
Title: Sinner, See Yon Light
Author: James C. Bateman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Come away, come away
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Song Book of the Salvation Army #260

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