This edition was prepared by Barry Johnston — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Free Grace
Staff Notation • Sacred, Set pieces
Preview
0
0
2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
STB · Barry Johnston
Preview
Subscribed as
Want Sunday picks sent to another address too?
Free weekly email
Your choir should not be left out in what's trending
Sunday mass selections, psalms, and trending songs in your area — straight to your inbox.
Free Grace by Jeremiah Ingalls — Lyrics
Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of Christians
(Philadelphia, 1803) meter: 12 12. 12 12. 13 11.
1. The voice of free grace cries escape to the mountain,
For Adam's lost race, Christ has opened a fountain
For sins and transgressions, and every pollution.
His blood flows most freely in plenteous redemption.
Chorus
Hallelujah to the Lamb who purchased our pardon,
We'll praise him again when we pass over Jordan.
2. This fountain so clear in which all may find pardon,
From Jesus’ side flows plenteous redemption:
Though your sins were increased as high as a mountain,
Read full lyrics
About Free Grace
Jeremiah Ingalls’ Free Grace is a hymn tune with a message of redemption. Sung in English by a treble, solo, and bass choir, the piece sets words of assurance that Christ’s sacrifice offers pardon and salvation for all. The text, presented in a familiar four-line stanza form with a recurring chorus, speaks of a fountain of cleansing and plenteous redemption flowing from Jesus. The music, typical of American sacred collections of the period, presents the message with directness and fervent conviction. Its structure and harmonic language would have been readily understood by congregations of the early 19th century.
