268a | The Hymnal#268b | 269 |
Text: | O Jesus, I have promised |
Author: | Rev. John E. Bode |
Tune: | ANGEL'S STORY |
Composer: | Arthur H. Mann |
1 O Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me,
My Master and my Friend:
I shall not fear the battle
If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If Thou wilt be my Guide.
2 O let me feel Thee near me!
The world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
The tempting sounds I hear;
My foes are ever near me,
Around me and within;
But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,
And shield my soul from sin.
3 O let me hear Thee speaking
In accents clear and still,
Above the storms of passion,
The murmurs of self-will!
O speak to reassure me,
To hasten or control!
O speak, and make me listen,
Thou Guardian of my soul!
4 O Jesus, Thou has promised
To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory
There shall Thy servant be;
And, Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
O give me grace to follow,
My Master and my Friend!
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O Jesus, I have promised |
Author: | Rev. John E. Bode (1868) |
Meter: | 7. 6. 7. 6. D. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | The Life in Christ: Loyalty and Courage; Christ: Friend, The; Christ: Presence, His Living(8 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ANGEL'S STORY |
Composer: | Arthur H. Mann (1883) |
Meter: | 7. 6. 7. 6. D. |
Key: | G Major |