The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4452

4452. My Savior, 'Mid Life's Varied Scene

1. My Savior, ’mid life’s varied scene,
Be Thou my Stay;
Guide me through each perplexing path,
To perfect day.
In weakness and in sin I stand;
Still faith can clasp Thy mighty hand,
And follow at Thy dear command.

2. My Savior, I have naught to bring
Worthy of Thee;
A broken heart Thou will not spurn
Accept of me;
I need Thy righteousness divine,
I plead Thy promises as mine,
I perish if I am not Thine.

3. My Savior, wilt Thou turn away
From such a cry?
My Refuge, wilt Thou me forget
And must I die?
Faith trembles; but her glance of light
Has pierced through regions dark as night
And entered into realms of light.

4. My Savior, ’mid Heaven’s glorious throng
I see Thee there,
Pleading with all Thy matchless love
And tender care;
Not for the angel forms around,
But for lost souls in fetters bound,
That they may hear salvation’s sound.

5. My Savior, thus I find my rest,
Alone with Thee;
Beneath Thy wing I have no fear
Of what may be.
Strengthened with Thy all-glorious might,
I shall be conqueror in the fight,
Then give to Thee my crown of light.

Text Information

• First Line: My Savior, 'mid life's varied scene
• Title: My Savior, 'Mid Life's Varied Scene
• Author: Elizabeth A. Godwin, 1817-1889
• Meter: 84.84.888
• Language: English
• Source: First published in the Evangelical Magazine, then in the 1873 edition of her Songs for the Weary
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Godwin wrote these words while a girl.

Tune Information

• Name: WILLERBY
• Composer: Ebenezer Prout, 1835-1909
• Meter: 84.84.888
• Incipit: 13235 66554 32335
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain