What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought

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What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought
    Since Jesus came into my heart!
I have light in my soul for which long I had sought,
    Since Jesus came into my heart!
 
Since Jesus came into my heart!
Since Jesus came into my heart!
Floods of joy o’er my soul like the sea billows roll,
  Since Jesus came into my heart!
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I have ceased from my wand’ring and going astray,
    Since Jesus came into my heart!
And my sins which were many are all washed away,
    Since Jesus came into my heart!
3
I’m possessed of a hope that is steadfast and sure,
    Since Jesus came into my heart!
And no dark clouds of doubt now my pathway obscure,
    Since Jesus came into my heart!
4
There’s a light in the valley of death now for me,
    Since Jesus came into my heart!
And the gates of the City beyond I can see,
    Since Jesus came into my heart!
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I shall go there to dwell in that City I know,
    Since Jesus came into my heart!
And I’m happy, so happy as onward I go,
    Since Jesus came into my heart!
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Apr 3 2026
Jim Smith

Mansfield, Ohio, United States

This hymn is so real and seems to be a testimony of the author’s salvation experience. It is so important to speak about our spiritual life experiences. If no one witnesses for the Lord, how will the unbelievers ever be saved and grow. We can witness to others our salvation experiences and at the same time see this wonderful change in others. Our witnessing is crucial for the world to see Christ. It also builds up the body of Christ!

About the author: McDaniel was ed­u­cat­ed at Park­er’s Acad­e­my in Clare­mont Coun­ty, Ohio. He re­ceived a preach­ing li­cense at age 19, and was or­dained a min­is­ter of the Christ­ian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1873. After serv­ing at var­i­ous lo­ca­tions in Ohio, in­clud­ing Ham­ers­ville, Hig­gins­port, Cen­ter­burg, Su­gar Creek, and Cin­cin­na­ti, he re­tired in Day­ton, Ohio. He wrote more than one hun­dred hymns, but only this one survives in common usage.

He had three children. One son, Clarence also became a minister. His youngest son, Herschel, died in 1913, and in 1914, following the untimely death of his son, Rufus penned these words to remind himself and others of the importance of faith, hope, and joy even in times of trial. Pastor McDaniel felt the best way to honor their son was to write a song expressing the believer’s hope in Christ.

God honored this declaration of faith in an amazing way. The tune for the hymn was composed by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel, and the song was introduced in pamphlet form at Billy Sunday campaigns at Philadelphia in 1915. An officer named Fowler had been assigned by the police department to attend the meetings each night, to see that they were orderly. (He became a captive audience! ) God used the message of this song to convict and convert him. Not only did he put his faith in the Savior, but during the remaining two weeks of meetings, he convinced many of his fellow officers to attend, and more than a hundred professed their faith in Christ.

This is a wonderful example of the transforming power of the gospel, and that is precisely the message

the song–that God brings about a “wonderful change” in the lives of those who are saved through personal faith in Christ.

- cyberhymnal, barryshymns & wordwisehymns

Okt 10 2025
Un Hermano

Life Being Everlasting

Life is a mystery, and it is rare for someone to be able to explain the mystery of life clearly. However, there are three characteristics of life. First, life never dies; it is eternal. If a life can die, it is only symbolic of the reality of life; it is not the real life. In the natural world, there is animal life, plant life, and human life, but none of these types of life are real; they are only symbols of the true life of God. The Lord Jesus said, “I am... the life” (John 11:25). As life He is eternal, divine, incorruptible, and everlasting. The real life is the Lord Jesus Himself.

GOD’S LIFE ENABLING US

TO LIVE OUT GOD

In God’s way of salvation, He redeems us from our sinful, fallen, corrupt, and lost position. He also regenerates us by entering into us as the Spirit to be our life. Through regeneration we have God’s life in addition to man’s life. God’s life is divine, glorious, holy, and good. This life enables us to have a divine living, to know God, and to express God by living Him out. Hymns, #309 says, “What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought / Since Jesus came into my heart! ” This is the glorious gospel of God.

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Jun 9 2024
Michael Such

Gainesville, FL, United States

🌊 Oh those mighty sea billows! 🌊

Mar 10 2024
Bryant V

San Jose, CA, United States

Since Jesus came into my heart!

Aug 13 2023
Maurice Ward

Irving, Texas, United States

For you were once darkness but are now light in the Lord; walk as children of light

Ephesians 5:8

Mai 8 2022
Moses Lawrence

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

This hymn reminds me of the day of my salvation. It's a wonderful hymn

Mai 1 2022
Peter Koroma

Tottenham, West Area, United Kingdom

This hymn is spirit filled

Feb 11 2022
Dawn

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Thank you

Jan 12 2022
Anonymous

Thank you

Jun 30 2021
Anonymous

made my day

Stanzas 2, 3, 4, and 5 are completely different:

2. All sin's bonds, inward, outward, have fallen away,

Since Jesus came into my heart;

Lust of flesh can no more captivate me today,

Since Jesus came into my heart.

3. This world's pleasures are colorless, tasteless to me,

Since Jesus came into my heart;

Life's anxieties, too, have no hold upon me,

Since Jesus came into my heart.

4. All my wand'ring has ceased, life no longer feels vain,

Since Jesus came into my heart;

His sweet rest satisfies me again and again,

Since Jesus came into my heart.

5. All my old ways are gone and I love them no more,

Since Jesus came into my heart;

Path of righteousness run, with blest hope set before,

Since Jesus came into my heart.

We are not preaching philosophy or religious doctrines, nor are we persuading men to join a dead religion. We are speaking the truth to people and showing them the proper path. God created man with a spirit so that man could receive Him. We were created by God, and in us there is a God-created spirit; therefore, we need God. If we do not have God, our life will be empty, vain, void of real power, without a center, and without meaning. For human life to be meaningful, we must receive this God and Savior Jesus. He is waiting for us to receive Him. He is the Spirit, and He desires to enter into our spirit to be our life, content, and calming power. Only through Him can our human life have a center, content, goal, and foundation; only then can we be satisfied. This is a tremendous gospel. I hope that when you hear this gospel, you will open up from within and pray, "o Lord Jesus, I thank You. You are God, You are the Creator of the universe, and You are also my Creator. You died on the cross to bear my sins so that I could receive You into me to be my life, content, and meaning." If you would receive the Lord Jesus deep within, your life will be like the hymn that says, "What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought/ Since Jesus came into my heart!" (Hymns, #309, stanza 1).

Some people say that Christ is the model for mankind and that we should imitate Him. If we try to imitate Christ with our natural life, we will be like a monkey in the zoo trying to imitate a human by eating a meal with a knife and a fork. If a trainer holds a whip and stands nearby, the monkey will behave itself and eat properly and slowly with a knife and fork. But as soon as the trainer walks away, the monkey will show its true nature and eat with His fingers. Monkeys do not have man's life; hence, they cannot have man's living. In the same principle, we cannot imitate Christ, because our life is corrupt. If we try, we will be like a monkey imitating a man. The way of God's salvation is not by imitation, but by God entering into us as our life and living in us. In this way, we can live Him out, rather than just imitating Him in an outward way. The Lord Jesus desires to enter into us and live in us; what a glory this is!

In God's way of salvation, He redeems us from our sinful, fallen, corrupt, and lost position. He also regenerates us by entering into us as the Spirit to be our life. Through regeneration we have God's life in addition to man's life. God's life is divine, glorious, holy, and good. This life enables us to have a divine living, to know God, and to express God by living Him out. Hymns, #309 says, "What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought / Since Jesus came into my heart!" This is the glorious gospel of God.

When we preach the gospel, we should also be familiar with hymns on the assurance of salvation, such as Hymns, #309. It is not difficult for young people to sing hymns, because many of them have a good foundation in music. It is especially not difficult for the sisters to sing hymns, because God created them in this way. In Ecclesiastes 12:4 Solomon is referring to the vocal chords when he mentions "the daughters of song." When young people sing, there truly is music.

Among the hymns on the assurance of salvation, Hymns, #322, which is about "the Fountain that never runs dry," is a good hymn. Another good hymn is #296, which was written by Charles Wesley. This is not an emotional hymn; it is very elegant. The first stanza says, "And can it be that I should gain / An int'rest in the Savior's blood? / Died He for me, who caused His pain? / For me, who Him to death pursued? / Amazing love! how can it be / That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?" The fourth stanza is also very good. When the young saints invite their professors to a meeting, it is good to sing hymns with them. We can choose a stanza that we like and lead our professors to sing with us. This will help them to receive the Lord Jesus. When we sing a hymn, others should be touched. We should then sing with them according to how they are touched. Hymns, #499 is also a good hymn to sing. If we are always singing these hymns, it will be difficult for our gospel friends not to be touched and to believe in the Lord.

Hence, to experience Christ, we need to see that Christ is the Spirit. If He were not the Spirit, we could not experience Him, and He could not come into us. Ephesians 3:17 says, "That Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith." The chorus of Hymns, #309 says, "Since Jesus came into my heart!" If Christ is not the Spirit, how can He come into my heart and make His home in my heart? We should not merely repeat what others say. Perhaps we do not understand this mystery, but we must know this fact and experience this reality. Since Christ as the Spirit lives in our heart today, we can sing, "Floods of joy o'er my soul like the sea billows roll." Throughout the generations, Christians who love the Lord all have experienced the joy of the Lord's making His home in their hearts by their having intimate fellowship with the Lord and touching His Spirit in their spirit. Although many of them can neither understand nor speak this truth, they have experienced the reality. Every word of the Lord is established. Hence, we may not understand why, but if we just "amen" His word, we will have the reality.

To lead people to sing the proper songs or hymns is a little harder. This is because you have to learn the hymns and songs and also learn to choose the proper ones. The full-timers as well as all of the saints have to learn the songs, the hymns, the gospel songs, and the gospel hymns. In our hymnal there are a lot of good songs.

The message and the song do not have to match exactly in wording. In wording the song might not be the same as the message, but in actuality it is the same. For instance, there is a song whose first line of the chorus is: "Since Jesus came into my heart" (Hymns, 309) and the phrase from John 6:47 says, "He who believes in Me has eternal life." You can sing this hymn because it could be considered as a proper song on the assurance and joy of salvation.

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Assurance and Joy of Salvation
Changed in Life
Rufus Henry McDaniel (1850-1940)
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1856-1932)
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