I heard an old, old story,
How a Savior came from glory
How He gave his life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me;
I heard about His groaning
Of His precious blood's atoning,
Then I repented of my sins
And won the victory.
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood
I heard about His healing,
Of his cleansing pow'r revealing.
How He made the lame to walk again
And caused the blind to see;
And then I cried, "Dear Jesus,
Come and heal my broken spirit,"
And somehow Jesus came bro't
To the victory.
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With his redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood.
I heard about a mansion
He has built for me in glory.
And I heard about the streets of gold
Beyond the crystal sea;
About the angels singing,
And the old redemption story,
And some sweet day I'll sing up there
The song of victory.
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With his redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath His cleansing flood.