The Cyber Hymnal ‎#831

831. Christ Is All

1. I entered once a home of care,
For age and penury were there,
Yet peace and joy withal;
I asked the lonely mother whence
Her helpless widowhood’s defense;
She told me, Christ is all.

Refrain
Christ is all, all in all,
Yes, Christ is all in all;
Christ is all, all in all,
Yes, Christ is all in all;

2. I stood beside a dying bed,
Where lay a child with aching head,
Waiting for Jesus’ call;
I marked his smile, ’twas sweet as May;
And as his spirit passed away,
He whispered, Christ is all. [Refrain]

3. I saw a martyr at the stake,
The flames could not his courage shake,
Nor death his soul appall;
I asked him whence his strength was giv’n;
He looked triumphantly to Heav’n,
And answered, Christ is all. [Refrain]

4. Then come to Christ, O come today,
The Father, Son, and Spirit say,
The Bride repeats the call;
For He will cleanse your guilty stains,
His love will soothe your weary pains,
For Christ is all in all. [Refrain]

5. I dreamed that hoary Time had fled,
And earth and sea gave up their dead,
A fire dissolved this ball;
I saw the church’s ransomed throng,
I heard the burden of their song,
’Twas Christ is all in all.
Refrain

6. Then come to Christ, oh! come today,
The Father, Son and Spirit say;
The Bride repeats the call;
For He will cleanse your guilty stains,
His love will soothe your weary pains;
For Christ is all in all. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I entered once a home of care
• Title: Christ Is All
• Author: W. A. Williams (1889)
• Refrain First Line: Christ is all, all in all
• Language: English
• Source: Sowing and Reaping, by John H. Kurzenknabe (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: J. H. Kurzenknabe & Sons, 1889), number 133
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I entered once a home of care]
• Composer: W. A. Williams (1889)
• Incipit: 13321 11355 55665
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Sowing and Reaping, by John H. Kurzenknabe (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: J. H. Kurzenknabe & Sons, 1889), number 133
• Copyright: Public Domain