Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: Laden with guilt and full of fears
Topic: Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 157
Page Number: 142, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLaden with guilt and full of fears,
I've fled to thee my Lord;
And not a glimpse of hope appears,
But in thy written word.
The volume of my Father's grace
Does all my grief assuage,
Here I behold my Saviour's face,
Almost in ev'ry page.
This is the field where hidden lies
The pearl of price unknown;
That merchant is divinely wise,
Who makes the pearl his own.
Here consecrated water flows,
To quench my thirst of sin;
Here the fair tree of knowledge grows,
Nor danger dwells therein.
This is the judge which ends the strife,
Where wit and reason fail
My guide to everlasting life,
Through all this gloomy vale.
O may thy counsels, mighty God,
My roving feet command,
Nor I forsake the happy road,
Which leads to thy right hand.