Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: By various maxims forms and rules
Topic: Trusting in the Promises of God
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 80
Page Number: 067, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBy various maxims, forms and rules,
That pass for wisdom in the schools,
I strove my passions to restrain;
But all my efforts prov'd in vain.
But since the Saviour I have known,
My rules are all reduc'd to one,
To keep my Lord by faith in view;
This strength supplies, and motives too.
I see him lead a suffering life,
Patient amidst reproach and strife;
And from this pattern, courage take,
To bear and suffer for his sake.
Upon the cross I see him bleed,
And by the sight from guilt am freed;
This sight destroys the life of sin,
And quickens heavenly life within.
To look to Jesus as he rose,
Confirms my faith, disarms my foes;
Satan I shame and overcome,
By pointing to my Saviour's tomb.
Exalted on his glorious throne,
I see him make my cause his own;
Then all my anxious cares subside,
For Jesus lives and will provide.
I see him look with pity down,
And hold in view the conqu'ror's crown;
If prest with grief and cares before,
My soul revives nor asks for more.
By faith I see the hour at hand,
When in his presence I shall stand;
Then it will be my endless bliss,
To see him where and as he is.