Hymnal: Fillmore's Harp of Zion
Date: 1867
Compiler: A D Fillmore
Publisher/Printer: R W Carroll & Co
First Line: Didst thou Lord Jesus suffer shame
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: DCM
Tune: Hawley
Hymn Number: <no hymn number given>
Page Number: 104, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsDidst thou, Lord Jesus, suffer shame,
And bear the cross for me?
And shall I fear to own thy name,
Or thy disciple be?
Forbid it Lord, that I should dread
To suffer shame or loss;
O, let me in thy footsteps tread,
And glory in thy cross.
Inspire my soul with love divine,
And holy courage bold;
Let knowledge, faith, and meekness shine,
Nor love nor zeal grow cold.
Say to my soul, Why I dost thou fear
The face of feeble clay?
Behold, thy Savior, ever near,
Will guide thee in the way.
O, how my soul would rise and run
At this transporting word,
Nor any painful sufferings shun
To follow thee, my Lord!
Let sinful men reproach, defame,
And call me what they will,
If I may glorify thy name,
And be thy servant still.
Lo! Wisdom stands with smiling face,
And courts us to her arms;
Who can resist her wondrous grace,
And slight her powerful charms?
She, generous, holds our to our sight
Riches which shall endure;
Not sparkling rubies half so bright,
Nor finest gold so pure.
Eternal pleasures fill her train,
Pleasures that never cloy;
Come, drink of bliss unmixed with pain,
And taste celestial joy.
Immortal crowns she now displays,
And thrones beyond the skies;
Accept her blessings while she stays,
And seize the glorious prize.