Hymn Of The Week: September 6, 2021

Hymn of the Week: Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It

Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It
Text Fanny Crosby
Music William Kirkpatrick

Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it!
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed through His infinite mercy,
His child, and forever, I am.

Redeemed, redeemed,
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it!
His child, and forever, I am.

I think of my blessed Redeemer,
I think of Him all the day long;
I sing, for I cannot be silent;
His love is the theme of my song. 

Redeemed, redeemed,
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it!
His child, and forever, I am.

I know I shall see in His beauty
The King in whose law I delight,
Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps,
And giveth me songs in the night.

Redeemed, redeemed,
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it!
His child, and forever, I am.

Once Fanny Crosby was asked, “Is there a special hymn written for your conversion experience?”

Fanny replied, “I would write many hymns to describe the joy of my salvation. The one that stands out the most to me right now is this one.” She began to sing in her beautiful soprano voice, “redeemed, how I love to proclaim it.”

William J. Kirkpatrick, whom Crosby often teamed with for her songs, provided the music for this popular hymn.

The hymn originally had five stanzas, although the last stanza is often omitted from hymnals today.

Crosby embraced her blindness saying, “When I get to heaven, the first face that shall ever gladden my sight will be that of my Savior!””

Enjoy this light jazz waltz arranged by Mark Hayes.