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Hymnal Number
401Resource Type:
Keys included:
D
About this Hymn
Ray Palmer's famous hymn came to fruition when he crossed paths with Boston composer Lowell Mason and offered him this text. Mason declared it to be an instant classic, wrote a tune for it, and published it. It is a humble prayer for God to uplift a fragile heart and fill it with zeal until the day when, Lord willing, death gives way to eternal glory.
Lyrics
Verse 1
My faith looks up to thee, thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine! Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away; oh, let me from this day be wholly thine.
Verse 2
May thy rich grace impart strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire; as thou hast died for me, oh, may my love to thee pure, warm, and changeless be, a living fire.
Verse 3
While life's dark maze I tread, and griefs around me spread, be thou my Guide; bid darkness turn to day, wipe sorrow's tears away, nor let me ever stray from thee aside.
Verse 4
When ends life's transient dream, when death's cold, sullen stream shall o'er me roll, blest Savior, then in love, fear and distrust remove; oh, bear me safe above, a ransomed soul.
My faith looks up to thee, thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine! Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away; oh, let me from this day be wholly thine.
Verse 2
May thy rich grace impart strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire; as thou hast died for me, oh, may my love to thee pure, warm, and changeless be, a living fire.
Verse 3
While life's dark maze I tread, and griefs around me spread, be thou my Guide; bid darkness turn to day, wipe sorrow's tears away, nor let me ever stray from thee aside.
Verse 4
When ends life's transient dream, when death's cold, sullen stream shall o'er me roll, blest Savior, then in love, fear and distrust remove; oh, bear me safe above, a ransomed soul.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Ray Palmer, 1831
Music: Lowell Mason, 1831
Music: Lowell Mason, 1831