Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: O Jesus my Saviour I know thou art mine
Topic: Rejoicing
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
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Hymn Number: 129
Page Number: 139, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsO Jesus my Saviour, I know thou art mine,
For thee, all the pleasures of earth I resign;
Of objects most pleasing I love thee the best,
Without thee I'm wretched, but with thee am blest.
Thou art my rich treasure, my joy and my love,
No richer posessed by the angels abofe;
For thee, all the pleasures of sense I'll forgo,
And wander a pilgrim despised below.
Thy Spirit first taught me to know I was blind,
Then taught me the way of salvation to find;
For when I was sinking in to black despair,
My Jesus relieved me, and bade me not fear.
In vain I attempt to describe what I feel;
The language of mortals forever must fail;
My Jesus is precious, my soul's all on flame,
I'm rais'd into rapture while praising his name.
Tho' weak, and despised, by faith now I stand,
Preserv'd and supported by heav'ns kind hand;
In Jesus supported, I'll praise his dear name,
Regardless of censure, of praise or of blame.
I find him in singing, I find him in prayer,
In sweet meditation he always is near;
My constant companion, O may we not part;
All glory to Jesus! He dwells in my heart.
If ever I lov'd, sure I love thee, my Lord;
I love thy dear people, thy ways, and thy word;
With tender emotions, I love sinners too,
Since Jesus has died to redeem them from wo.
Whom happy in Christ, I regard not the proud,
Tho' sinners despise me for singing so loud;
For death will soon call me, and then I shall fly,
To praise my dear Jesus in mansions of high.
There millions of ages my soul shall employ,
In praising my Jesus, my hope and my joy;
The glorified spirits and angels around,
Shall all be delighted to join the glad sound.