Gospel Hymns No. 5 ‎#132

132. But Is That All?

1 Sometimes I catch sweet glimpses of His face,
But that is all;
Sometimes He looks on me and seems to smile,
But that is all;
Sometimes He speaks a passing word of peace,
But that is all;
Sometimes I think I hear His loving voice
Upon me call.

2 And is this all He meant when first He said,
“Come unto me?”
Is there no deeper, more enduring rest
In Him for thee?
Is there no steadier light for thee in Him?
O come and see;
Is there no deeper, more enduring rest
In Him for thee?

3 Nay, do not wrong Him by thy heavy thoughts,
But love His love;
Do thou full justice to His tenderness,
His mercy prove;
Take Him for what He is, O take Him all,
And look above;
And do not wrong Him by thy heavy thoughts,
But love His love.

4 Christ and His love shall be thy blessed all
Forevermore;
Christ and His light shall shine on all thy ways
Forevermore;
Christ and His peace shall keep thy troubled soul
Forevermore;
Christ and His love shall be thy blessed all
Forevermore.

Text Information

• First Line: Sometimes I catch sweet glimpses of His face
• Title: But Is That All?
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1887
• Scripture:
  Colossians 3:11

Tune Information

• Name: [Sometimes I catch sweet glimpses of His face]
• Composer: Mrs. C. Barnard