2738. I Bless the Christ of God

1. I bless the Christ of God,
I rest on love divine,
And with unfaltering lip and heart,
I call the Savior mine.
His cross dispels each doubt;
I bury in His tomb
Each thought of unbelief and fear,
Each lingering shade of gloom.

2. I praise the God of peace,
I trust His truth and might;
He calls me His, I call Him mine,
My God, my Joy, my Light.
In Him is only good,
in me is only ill;
My ill but draws His goodness forth,
And me He loveth still.

3. ’Tis He who saveth me,
and freely pardon gives;
I love because He loveth me;
I live because He lives;
My life with Him is hid,
my death has passed away,
My clouds have melted into light,
My midnight into day.

Text Information
First Line: I bless the Christ of God
Title: I Bless the Christ of God
Author: Horatius Bonar (1861)
Meter: SMD
Language: English
Source: Hymns of Faith and Hope, second series, 1861
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: These words come from Bonar's longer hymn, "Not What These Hands Have Done."
Tune Information
Name: PRAISE SONG
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847
Meter: SMD
Incipit: 53332 17211 12325
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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