Once I was straying, In sin's dark valley,
No hope within could I see,
They searched through Heaven and found a Savior,
To save a poor lost soul like me
Oh what a Savior, Oh Hallelujah,
His heart was broken on Calvary,
His hands were nail scarred, His side was riven,
He gave His life's blood for even me
Deaths chilly waters, I'll soon be crossing,
His hand will lead me safe o're,
Then I'll join the chorus, In that great city,
And sing up there forever more