The Hymnal ‎#219

219. Christ, of all my hopes the ground

Christ, of all my hopes the ground,
Christ the spring of all my joy,
Still in Thee may I be found,
Still for Thee my powers employ.

Let Thy love my heart inflame;
Keep Thy fear before my sight;
Be Thy praise my highest aim;
Be Thy smile my chief delight.

Fountain of o'erflowing grace,
Freely from Thy fullness give;
Till I close my earthly race,
May I prove it "Christ to live."

Firmly trusting in Thy blood,
Nothing shall my heart confound;
Safely I shall pass the flood,
Safely reach Emmanuel's ground.

Thus, O thus, an entrance give
To the land of cloudless sky;
Having known it "Christ to live,"
Let me know it "gain to die."

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, of all my hopes the ground
• Author: Ralph Wardlaw (1817)
• Meter: Four 7s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Sundays after Trinity; Sundays after Trinity: Faith

Tune Information

• Name: GIBBONS
• Composer: Orlando Gibbons (1623)
• Meter: Four 7s
• Incipit: 34562 23567 16653
• Key: E♭ Major