Psalm 32:7 (Wordstudy KJV) — Thou art my [hiding place;] thou shalt preserve me [from trouble;] thou shalt [compass me about] with songs of deliverance. Selah. Albert Ketchum, the author and composer of “Why Do I Sing About Jesus?”, wrote this song while a student at the Moody Bible Institute during the early 1920’s. The song first appeared in Gospel Truth in Song, published in 1922. It provides believers a fine vehicle for a musical testimony about their Lord: Deep in my heart there’s a gladness—Jesus has saved me from sin! Praise to His name, what a Savior! Cleansing without and within! Only a glimpse of His goodness; that was sufficient for me; only one look at the Savior, then was my spirit set free. He is the fairest of fair ones. He is the lily, the rose; rivers of mercy surround Him; grace, love, and pity He shows. Chorus: Why do I sing about Jesus? Why is He precious to me? He is my Lord and my Savior: Dying, He set me free! Osbeck, K. W. (1996). Amazing grace: 366 inspiring hymn stories for daily devotions (197). Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications.
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