Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: I could not do without thee
Topic: Christ/All in All
Writer: F Havergal
Composer: J Murray
Meter: 7s and 6s double
Tune: I Could Not Do Without Thee
Hymn Number: 617
Page Number: 235, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsI could not do without thee,
O Sav-iour of the lost,
Whose precious blood redeemed em,
At such tremendous cost.
Thy righteousness, thy pardon,
Thy precious blood must be
My on-ly hope and comfort,
My glory and my plea.
I could not do without thee,
I can not stand alone;
I have no strength or goodness,
No wisdom of my own.
But thou, beloved Saviour,
Art all in all to me;
And weakness will be power,
If leaning hard on thee.
I could not do without thee;
For O the way is long,
And I am often weary,
And sigh replaces song.
How could I do without thee?
I do not know the way;
Thou knowest and thou leadest,
And wilt not let me stray.
I could not do without thee;
For years are fleeting fast,
And soon, in solemn loneliness,
The river must be passed.
But thou wilt never leave me;
And though the waves roll high,
I know thou wilt be near me,
And whisper, "It is I."