3432. Jesus, Son of Mary, Fount of Life Alone

1. Jesus, Son of Mary, fount of life alone,
Here we hail Thee present on Thine altar throne.
Humbly we adore Thee, Lord of endless might,
In the mystic symbols veiled from earthly sight.

2. Think, O Lord, in mercy on the souls of those
Who, in faith gone from us, now in death repose.
Here ’mid stress and conflict toils can never cease;
There, the warfare ended, bid them rest in peace.

3. Often were they wounded in the deadly strife;
Heal them, good Physician, with the balm of life.
Every taint of evil, frailty and decay,
Good and gracious Savior, cleanse and purge away.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, Son of Mary, fount of life alone
Title: Jesus, Son of Mary, Fount of Life Alone
Swahili Title: Yesu, Bin Mariamu
Author: Edmund S. Palmer (before 1901)
Meter: 11.11.11.11
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Palmer wrote this hymn as a requiem for a member of the UMCA, and it was included in the Mission' Swahili Hymn Book; Palmer translated the words from Swahili to English in 1902, when they were first printed privately. Alternate tune: DOMINI, G. E. W. Malet, in The English Hymnal (London: Oxford University Press, 1906), number 356
Tune Information
Name: ADORO DEVOTE
Meter: 11.11.11.11
Incipit: 13555 65432 11135
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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