Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: Jesus and shall it ever be
Topic: Christian/Gratitude
Writer: Joseph Grigg
Composer: Samuel Stanley
Meter: LM
Tune: Stonefield
Hymn Number: 137
Page Number: 051, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsJESUS, and shall it ever be,
A mortal man ashamed of thee?
Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise,
Whose glory shines through endless days?
Ashamed of Jesus! Sooner far
Let evening blush to own a star;
He sheds the beams of light divine
O'er this benighted souls of mine.
Ashamed of Jesus, that dear Friend
On whom my hopes of heaven depend!
No; when I blush, be this my shame,
That I no more revere his name.
Ashamed of Jesus! Yes, I may,
When I've no guilt to wash away;
No tear to wipe, no good to crave,
No fears to quell, no soul to save.
Till then-nor is my boasting vain-
Till then I'll boast a Saviour slain;
And O may this my glory be,
That Christ is not ashamed of me!