Gloria Deo ‎#231

231. Whither, Saviour, Shall I Flee

1 Whither, Saviour, shall I flee?
Who my confidence shall be?
Where can I find comfort now?
Who can cheer my drooping heart?
Who can life and strength impart?
Words of life hast only Thou.

2 Earthly joys that pass away,
Pleasures lasting but a day,
Anxious care and toil and strife,
Bitter murmurs, deep-drawn sighs,
From o’er-burdened hearts that rise,—
Not in these consisteth life.

3 ‘Tis a conqueror to go
Thro’ the storms of life below,
With the Lord at rest to be;
Life is faith, and hope and love,
‘Tis the opened heav’n above—
Death as vanquished foe to see.

4 Life is on the narrow way
Pressing forward day by day
By the grace of God e’en now;
And this blessed life to live,
Thou Lord only, grace canst give,
Words of life hast only Thou.

Text Information

• First Line: Whither, Saviour, shall I flee?
• Title: Whither, Saviour, Shall I Flee
• Author: August Hermann Walter
• Meter: 8s & 7s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Christ: Refuge

Tune Information

• Name: WALTER
• Composer: Caryl Florio
• Meter: 8s & 7s.