Words: Johnson Oatmam, Jr. (1905)
Music: Mariam E. Oatman (1905)
[Verse 1]
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O I love to tell the blessed story
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Since the Lord sanctified me;
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For my soul received a flood of glory
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When the Lord sanctified me.
[Refrain]
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O I nev-er shall for-get how the fire fell,
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How the fire fell, how the fire fell.
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O I nev-er shall for-get how the fire fell,
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When the Lord sanctified me.
[Verse 2]
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All my doubts and fears are gone forever
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Since the Lord sanctified me;
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For His peace flowed o'er me like a river
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When the Lord sanctified me.
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O I nev-er shall for-get how the fire fell,
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How the fire fell, how the fire fell.
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O I nev-er shall for-get how the fire fell,
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When the Lord sanctified me.
[Verse 3]
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To the world no more my heart is turning
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Since the Lord sanctified me;
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For on me His Spirit fell with burning
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When the Lord sanctified me.
[Refrain]
Db Gb Db Gb Db
O I nev-er shall for-get how the fire fell,
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How the fire fell, how the fire fell.
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O I nev-er shall for-get how the fire fell,
Eb7 A7 Db A7 Db
When the Lord sanctified me.
[Verse 4]
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Ther's a crown a waiting me in heaven
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Since the Lord sanctified me;
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For a heart made clean to me was given
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When the Lord sanctified me.
[Refrain]
Db Gb Db Gb Db
O I nev-er shall for-get how the fire fell,
A7 Db
How the fire fell, how the fire fell.
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O I nev-er shall for-get how the fire fell,
Eb7 A7 Db A7 Db
When the Lord sanctified me.