AS IT WAS: John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. 8:33 They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be set free? 8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 8:35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. 8:36 If the Son therefore shall set you free, ye shall be free indeed. (KJV) These verses, in their original form were the basis for the song, “He Set Me Free” by the song writer, Albert E. Brumley in 1939. (Lyrics Below)
Once like a bird in prison I dwelt,
No freedom from my sorrow I felt.
But Jesus came and listened to me,
And, glory to God, He set me free.
He set me free, He set me free.
He broke the bonds of prison for me;
I’m glory bound my Jesus to see,
For glory to God, He set me free.
Now I am climbing higher each day,
Darkness of night has drifted away.
My feet are planted on higher ground,
And glory to God, I’m homeward bound.
He set me free, He set me free.
He broke the bonds of prison for me;
I’m glory bound my Jesus to see,
For glory to God, He set me free.
Goodbye to sin and things that confound,
Naught of this world shall turn me around.
Daily I’m working, I’m praying, too,
And glory to God, I’m going through.
He set me free, He set me free.
He broke the bonds of prison for me;
I’m glory bound my Jesus to see,
For glory to God, He set me free.
