I Would Not Be Denied

When pangs of death seized on my soul,
Unto the Lord I cried;
Till Jesus came and made me whole,
I would not be denied.

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I would not be denied,
I would not be denied,
Till Jesus came and made me whole,
I would not be denied.

As Jacob in the days of old,
I wrestled with the Lord;
And instant, with a courage bold,
I stood upon His Word.

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Old Satan said my Lord was gone
And would not hear my prayer;
But praise the Lord, the work is done,
And Christ the Lord is here.

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Author: C. P. Jones

Year: 1900

This hymn is most commonly attributed to Charles Price Jones (also known as C. P. Jones), an African-American minister, hymn writer, and founder of the Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. It first appeared in collections around 1900. Some later printings list it as anonymous or traditional, but Jones is the primary attribution in hymnological sources.