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KNOWING by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL

First Line: I KNOW THE CRIMSON STAIN OF SIN
Last Line: BECAUSE I KNOW THAT JESUS REIGNS.
Subject(s): SIN;
I KNOW the crimson stain of sin,
Defiling all without, within;
But now rejoicingly I know
That He has washed me white as snow.
I praise Him for the cleansing tide,
Because I know that Jesus died.

I know the helpless, hopeless plaint,
"The whole head sick, the whole heart faint;"
But now I trust His touch of grace,
That meets so perfectly my case,
So tenderly, so truly deals;
Because I know that Jesus heals.

I know the pang of forfeit breath,
When life in sin was life in death;
But now I know His life is mine,
And nothing shall that cord untwine;
Rejoicing in the life He gives,
Because I know that Jesus lives.

I know how anxious thought can press,
I know the weight of carefulness;
But now I know the sweet reward
Of casting all upon my Lord,
No longer bearing what he bears,
Because I know that Jesus cares.

I know the sorrow that is known
To the tear-burdened heart alone;
But now I know its full relief
Through Him who was acquaint with grief,
And peace through every trial flows,
Because I know that Jesus knows.

I know the gloom amid the mirth,
The longing for the love of earth;
But now I know the love that fills,
That gladdens, blesses, crowns, and stills;
That nothing mars and nothing moves, --
I know, I know that Jesus loves!

I know the shrinking and the fear,
When all seems wrong, and nothing clear;
But now I gaze upon His throne,
And Faith sees all His foes o'erthrown,
And I can wait till He explains,
Because I know that Jesus reigns.



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