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Artist: Burl Ives
Canonical path: /burl-ives/rescue-the-perishing
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Rescue The Perishing
Read Rescue The Perishing lyrics by Burl Ives on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Rescue The Perishing
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Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;
Weep o'er the erring one, lift up the fallen,
Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.
Rescue the perishing, care for the dying;
Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save.
Though they are slighting him, still he is waiting,
Waiting the penitent child to receive;
Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently;
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Burl Ives performs "Rescue The Perishing", and this lyric page sits inside the Burl Ives catalog on LyroVerse.
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