Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: In seasons of grief to my God I'll repair
Topic: Christ/His Mediatorial Reign
Writer: <no first name given> Hunter
Composer:
Meter: 11s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 264
Page Number: 164, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsIn seasons of grief to my God I'll repair,
When my heart is o'erwhelm'd with sorrow and care;
From the end of the earth unto thee will I cry,
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I!
Higher than I, higher than I,
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.
When Satan, the tempter, comes in like a flood
To drive my poor soul from the fountain of good,
I'll pray to the Lord who for sinners did die --
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.
And when I have finished my pilgrimage here,
Complete in Christ's righteousness I shall appear,
In the swellings of Jordan, all dangers defy,
And look to the Rock that is higher than I.
And when the last trumpet shall sound through the skies,
And the dead from the dust of the earth shall arise,
Transported I'll join with the ransom'd on high,
To praise the great Rock that is higher than I.
Higher than I, higher than I,
To praise the great Rock that is higher than I.