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Text:In vain would boasting reason find
Author:Anne Steele
Tune:MELCOMBE

97. In vain would boasting reason find

1 In vain would boating reason find
The path to happiness and God;
Her weak directions leave the mind
Bewildered in a doubtful road.

2 Jesus, Thy words alone impart
Eternal life; on these I live;
Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart,
Than all the powers of nature give.

3 Here let my constant feet abide;
Thou art the true, the living Way:
Let Thy good Spirit be my Guide
To the bright realms of endless day.

4 The various forms that men devise
To shake my faith with treacherous art,
I scorn as vanity and lies,
And bind Thy Gospel to my heart.

Text Information
First Line: In vain would boasting reason find
Author: Anne Steele (1760, alt.)
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Sin and Redemption; Septuagesima Sunday; Quinquagesima Sunday (5 more...)
Notes: Alternate tune #391 or #445
Tune Information
Name: MELCOMBE
Meter: L. M.
Key: E Major
Notes: Composer from index: S. Webbe, d. 1816



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