The Song
Glory To His Name
Down at the cross where my Savior died,
Down where for cleansing from sin I cried,
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!
Glory to His Name, glory to His Name:
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!
I am so wondrously saved from sin,
Jesus so sweetly abides within;
There at the cross where He took me in;
Glory to His Name!
Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin,
I am so glad I have entered in;
There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean;
Glory to His Name!
Come to this fountain so rich and sweet,
Cast thy poor soul at the Savior’s feet;
Plunge in today, and be made complete;
Glory to His Name!
- The Author
Elisha A. Hoffman, a minister’s son who attended Union Seminary in New Berlin, Pennsylvania, was ordained in 1868. Afterward, he worked with the Evangelical Association’s publishing arm in Cleveland, Ohio for 11 years. Then following the death of his wife he pastored at the First Presbyterian Church in Benton Harbor, Michigan and in Cabery, Illinois (1911-1922). He is remembered for his care for the poor and downtrodden, he died at age ninety a giant of the gospel song era. In his lifetime, he wrote over 2,000 Gospel songs.