The Word Chapel
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The Word Chapel
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Birmingham, Alabama  35206
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Jeremiah 15:16

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Chaplain Larry McDowell
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Dedication, Invitation, and Commitment
10
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

By Helen Howarth Lemmel

1
O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free.

Chorus
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

2
Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
O’er us sin no more hath dominion
For more than conqu’rors we are!

3
His Word shall not fail you, He promised;
Believe Him and all will be well;
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!
Helen Lemmel (1863-1961), a gifted singer, was born in England to a Methodist minister and his wife. Her family moved to the United States when she was 12 years old. Her parents recognized her musical gifts, and made it possible for her to study with good teachers. The song was inspired by a tract written by Lilias Trotter, a missionary to Algeria. Trotter was writing about the difficulty of maintaining focus while living in a world that provides us with so many choices.

"...And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith..." (Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV).

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