Hymnal: Christian Psalms and Hymns
Date: 1839
Compiler: Walter Scott and Silas Leonard
Publisher/Printer: A S Tilden
First Line: Afflicted soul to Christ draw near
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Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: LM
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Hymn Number: 392
Page Number: 193, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsAFFLICTED soul, to Christ draw near,
Thy Saviour's gracious promise hear;
His faithful word declares to thee,
That as thy days thy strength shall be.
Let not thy heart despond and say,
"I tremble to approach this way."
He has engaged by firm decree,
That as thy days thy strength shall be.
Thy faith is weak, thy foes are strong,
And thou the conflict should be long,
Thy Lord will make the tempter flee,
For as thy days thy strength shall be.
Should persecution rage and flame,
Still trust in thy Redeemer's name;
In fiery trials thou shalt see,
That as thy days thy strength shall be.
When called to bear the weighty cross,
Of sore affliction, pain or loss,
Or deep distress or poverty;
Still as thy days thy strength shall be.
When ghastly death appears in view,
His presence shall thy fears subdue:
He comes to set thy spirit free;
And as thy days thy strength shall be.