Text: | 'Tis my happiness below |
Author: | William Cowper |
Tune: | SCUDAMORE |
Composer: | R. R. Chope |
1 'Tis my happiness below
Not to live without the cross,
But the Saviour's power to know,
Sanctifying every loss.
2 Trials must and will befall;
But with humble faith to see
Love inscribed upon them all,
This is happiness to me.
3 Did I meet no trials here,
No chastisement by the way,
Might I not with reason fear
I should prove a castaway?
4 Trials make the promise sweet;
Trials give new life to prayer;
Trials bring me to his feet,
Lay me low, and keep me there.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | 'Tis my happiness below |
Author: | William Cowper |
Publication Date: | 1886 |
Topic: | The Christian: Comfort and Encouragement |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | SCUDAMORE |
Composer: | R. R. Chope |
Meter: | 7s |
Key: | A♭ Major |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: #821, 272, or 720. |