The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15823

15823. Oh Thou Who Art My Light, My Hope

1 Oh Thou who art my light, my hope,
My Savior and my all,
I feel Thy truth within my heart,
I hear Thy gracious call.

2 Thy word like precious ointment spreads
Sweet fragrance through my mind,
In all my frame, so cold before,
A sacred warmth I find.

3 Though foes beset on every side,
And earthly friends forsake,
Here I can find a resting place,
Of solid peace partake.

4 Let Europe’s sons to India’s shores,
This sacred volume send;
Spread far abroad its genial rays,
Till time its course shall end.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh Thou who art my light, my hope
• Title: Oh Thou Who Art My Light, My Hope
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: NAOMI by Hans G. Nägeli, NATIVITY by Henry Lahee, NEW BRITAIN from "Virginia Harmony," OLOF by Franz J. Haydn

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson (1800)
• Arranger: Ralph E. Hudson (1885)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain