"He Took My Sins Away"

“Songs My Father Sang”

He Took My Sins Away
My brothers will remember this….Brockton Assembly of God Church on the corner of Forest and Bouve Avenues…an elderly gentleman would give a “testimony” in church – his account of what God had done in his life—and then he would always want to sing #101 in Assembly Songs, “He Took My Sins Away.” I believe he was Italian. Even though I can’t remember his name I remember how he would sing the chorus! “He tooka my sins away! He tooka my sins away!”

I remembered the “tooka!”

Well, however you say it, I trust that you can remember the day Jesus took your sins away! that is what the story of this song is. It was written by Mrs. M. J. Harris, the composer of “I Will Praise Him” in yesterday’s blog (June 29, 2010).

If you can’t remember that time, let this be the moment He does. He says that if we confess our sins (tell them right to Jesus – no special “formula” or special “words” to say—just talk to Jesus like you talk to a friend), He is faithful, He is just and He will forgive you of your sin. Right now!

He Took My Sins Away

Text and Music: Mrs. M. J. Harris (1865-1919) Margaret Jenkins Harris

1. I came to Jesus, weary, worn, and sad.
He took my sins away, He took my sins away.
And now His love has made my heart so glad,
He took my sins away.


Chorus:


He took my sins away, He took my sins away,
And keeps me singing every day!
I’m so glad He took my sins away,
He took my sins away.


2. The load of sin was more than I could bear.
He took my sins away, He took my sins away.
And now on Him I roll my ev’ry care,
He took my sins away.


3. No condemnation have I in my heart,
He took my sins away, He took my sins away.
His perfect peace He did to me impart,
He took my sins away.


4. If you will come to Jesus Christ today,
He’ll take your sins away, He’ll take your sins away,
And keep you happy in His love each day,
He’ll take your sins away.

Scripture related to the text:

Romans 11:25-27  For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “ The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; For this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins.”