The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16132

16132. My God And My All

While Thou, O my God, art my help and de­fend­er,
No cares can o’er­whelm me, no ter­rors ap­pall;
The wiles and the snares of the world will but ren­der
More live­ly my hope in my God and my all.

Refrain

My God, my all, my God, my all,
My trea­sure, my glo­ry, my God and my all.

Yes, Thou art my re­fuge in sor­row and dan­ger,
My strength when I suf­fer, my hope when I fall;
My com­fort and joy in this land of the stran­ger,
My trea­sure, my glo­ry, my God and my all.

Refrain

To Thee, dear­est Lord, will I turn with­out ceas­ing,
Though grief may op­press me, or sor­row be­fall;
And love Thee, till death, my blest spi­rit re­leas­ing,
Secures me to Je­sus, my God and my all.

Refrain

And when Thou de­mand­est the life Thou hast giv­en,
With joy will I an­swer Thy mer­ci­ful call,
And quit this poor earth but to find Thee in Hea­ven,
My por­tion for­ev­er, my God and my all.

Refrain

Text Information

• First Line: While Thou, O my God, art my help and de­fend­er
• Title: My God And My All
• Author: William Young, ?-1757
• Refrain First Line: My God, my all, my God, my all
• Meter: SMD
• Language: English
• Source: The Catholic Hymn Book (New York: Edward Dunigan & Bro., 1851
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [While Thou, O my God, art my help and de­fend­er]
• Composer: James Ramsey Murray (1891)
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Gospel Hymns No. 6 by Ira D. Sankey et al. (New York: Biglow & Main, 1891)
• Copyright: Public Domain