The Hymnbook ‎#144

144. I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art

1 I greet Thee, who my sure Redeemer art,
My only Trust and Saviour of my heart,
Who pain didst undergo for my poor sake;
I pray Thee from our hearts all cares to take.

2 Thou art the King of mercy and of grace,
Reigning omnipotent in every place:
So come, O King, and our whole being sway;
Shine on us with the light of Thy pure day.

3 Thou art the life, by which alone we live,
And all our substance and our strength receive;
Sustain us by Thy faith and by Thy power,
And give us strength in every trying hour.

4 Thou hast the true and perfect gentleness,
No harshness hast Thou and no bitterness:
O grant to us the grace we find in Thee,
That we may dwell in perfect unity.

5 Our hope is in no other save in Thee;
Our faith is built upon Thy promise free;
Lord, give us peace, and make us calm and sure,
That in Thy strength we evermore endure.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I greet Thee, who my sure Redeemer art
• Title: I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art
• Translator: Elizabeth L. Smith (1868; alt.)
• Author: John Calvin (1545)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 35:10
  ;
  Ephesians 1:3-7
  ;
  Colossians 1:27
• Topic: Christ: Adoration and Praise; Christ: Grace; Christ: King; Christ: Life, Our; Unity; Jesus Christ: Adoration and Praise

Tune Information

• Name: TOULON
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Key: F Major