I Believe Jesus Saves

I am coming to Jesus for rest,
Rest, such as the purified know;
My soul is athirst to be blest,
To be washed and made whiter than snow.

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I believe Jesus saves,
And His blood washes whiter than snow;
I believe Jesus saves,
And His blood washes whiter than snow;

In coming, my sin I deplore,
My weakness and poverty show;
I long to be saved evermore,
To be washed and made whiter than snow.

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To Jesus I give up my all,
Every treasure and idol I know;
For His fullness of blessing I call,
Till His blood washes whiter than snow.

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I am trusting in Jesus alone,
Trusting now His salvation to know;
And His blood doth so fully atone,
I am washed and made whiter than snow.

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My heart is in raptures of love,
Love, such as the ransomed ones know;
I am strengthened with might from above,
I am washed and made whiter than snow.

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Author: William McDonald

Year: 1885

This hymn with its distinctive chorus 'I believe Jesus saves, And His blood washes whiter than snow' is attributed to William McDonald (1820–1901), a Methodist minister and editor of the *Christian Witness*. It first appeared in *The American Hymn and Tune Book* and other holiness-movement collections in the mid-1880s. No strong alternate attributions exist.