A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#144

144. Strength Through Christ’s Sufferings

When my love to Christ grows weak,
When for deeper faith I seek,
Then in thought I go to thee,
Garden of Gethsemane!

There I walk amid the shades,
While the lingering twilight fades,
See that suffering, friendless One
Weeping, praying there alone.

When my love for Christ grows weak,
When for stronger faith I seek,
Hill of Calvary! I go
To thy scenes of fear and woe;—

There behold his agony,
Suffered on the bitter tree;
See his anguish, see his faith;
Love triumphant still in death.

Then to life I turn again,
Learning all the worth of pain,
Learning all the might that lies
In a full self-sacrifice.

Text Information

• First Line: When my love to Christ grows weak
• Title: Strength Through Christ’s Sufferings
• Meter: 7s. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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