Number: 280
English: 
Title: No Ray of Light to Pierce the Gloom
Name: 
Words: Sam Jones
Music: Sam Jones
Copyright: Lyrics written in 1920
Meter: 
Form: 

No ray of light to pierce the gloom,
When wan¤d’ring far a¤way in sin!
The Sav¤iour’s gen¤tle voice I heard,
“Oh trou¤bled heart, may I come in?”

Chorus:
My heart re¤spond¤ed to His voice;
He whis¤pered as He en¤tered in,
“My blood was shed on Cal¤va¤ry
To make a¤tone¤ment for your sin.”

Be¤hold My pierc¤ed hands and feet!
Those cru¤el thorns were all for thee;
Your man¤y sins I bore them all
In My own bod¤y on the tree.

Could I re¤sist such match¤less love,
And gaze un¤moved up¤on His face–
The brow that sweat in ag¤o¤ny
To gain for me in heav’n a place?

My heart, once full of fear and dread,
Is now pos¤sessed by love di¤vine;
I scarce can com¤pre¤hend the thought,
He dwells with¤in this heart of mine.