Lyrics
How I love the great Redeemer
Who is doing so much for me;
With what joy I tell the story
Of the love that makes men free.
Till my earthly life is ended,
I will send songs above,
Then beside the crystal sea
More and more my soul shall be
Praising Jesus and His love.
Refrain:
He is everything to me, to me,
He is everything to me,
And everything shall always be;
I will never cease to raise
A song of gladness in His praise;
Here, and in the world above,
My soul shall sing of saving love;
Life and light and joy is He,
The precious Friend who died for me.
Glory be to Him forever!
Endless praises to Christ the Lamb!
He has filled my life with sunshine,
He has made me what I am.
Oh, that everyone would know Him,
Oh, that all would adore!
Oh, that all would trust the love
Of the mighty Friend above
And be His forevermore.
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Meaning & Inspiration
The Great Redeemer is a hymn of sustained gratitude for the saving love of Jesus. The opening verse joins personal affection with public witness: the singer loves the Redeemer and gladly tells how his love sets people free. Earthly praise is also placed within a larger hope, continuing beyond death beside the crystal sea. The refrain gathers these convictions into the confession that Christ is everything, the source of life, light, and joy, and the precious friend who died for the singer.
The final verse turns from testimony to invitation. Praise belongs to Christ the Lamb, whose work has transformed life and brought gladness. The repeated desire that everyone might know, adore, and trust him gives the hymn an evangelistic direction without losing its personal voice. Biblical images of the Lamb, heavenly worship, and life received through Christ support its movement from present gratitude to everlasting praise. The song therefore treats redemption as both a present source of joy and an enduring reason to worship.
Related Scripture
- Galatians 2:20 Paul speaks of the Son of God who loved him and gave himself for him.
- Revelation 4:6 John’s vision describes something like a sea of glass, clear as crystal, before God’s throne.
- Revelation 5:12 Heavenly worship declares the slain Lamb worthy of praise and honor.