Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Thou only Sov'reign of my heart
Topic: Christ/Redeemer
Writer: Anne Steele
Composer: Joseph Holbrook
Meter: LM
Tune: Bishop
Hymn Number: 219
Page Number: 084, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsTHOU only Sov'reign of my heart,
My Refuge, my almighty Friend!
And can my soul from Thee depart,
On whom alone my hopes depend?
Whither, ah! whither shall I go,
A wretched wand'rer from my Lord?
Can this dark world of sin and woe
One glimpse of happiness afford?
Thy name my imnost pow'rs adore;
Thou art my life, my joy, my care;
Depart from Thee--'tis death--'tis more--
'Tis endless ruin, deep despair!
Low at Thy feet my soul would lie;
Here safety dwells, and peace divine;
Still let me live beneath Thine eye;
For life, eternal life, is Thine.