'Once' (July 17, 2012)
By Allan Thomasson

Once, when I was very young,
My heart was clean and pure.
For, in my stage of innocence,
There was no sin to cure.

My soul was safe; I knew no sin,
Though its motions I had gone,
.By anger, greed, or selfishness,
Which I did not know was wrong.

But Once, again, when I realized
That the sins I had not known
Had come to pass before God'ss eyes,
And as my life went on,

Then Once, my God did show me that
I had committed sin,
So to Him I cried; His arms opened wide,
And He received me Once again.

For I believed in Christ, God's Son,
Who died upon that cross,
To save my wretched sinful soul,
That I might not suffer loss.

Believing on my Savior, Jesus

Took my sins away.
Now, Once I know Him as my Lord and Savior,
So I'm living every day

In love for others who are lost,
As Jesus told me to,
And I am happy every day,
As I say this to you:

Believe in Jesus Christ the Lord,
For all have sinned, we know.
Then Christ will take away your sins,
Because He loves you so.