Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#137

137. How Oft, O Lord, Your Face Has Shone

1. How oft, O Lord, your face has shone
On doubting souls whose wills were true!
The Christ of Peter and of John,
You are the Christ of Thomas, too.

2. He loved you well, and calmly said
"Come, let us go, and die with him";
Yet when your glorious news was spread,
Midst all its light his eyes were dim.

3. His brethren’s word he would not take,
But craved to touch those hands of yours;
The damaged reed you did not break;
He saw, and hailed his holy Lord.

4. He saw thee ris’n; at once he rose
To full belief’s unclouded height;
And still through his confession flows
To Christian souls your life and light.

5. O Savior, make your presence known
To all who doubt your Word as truth,
And teach them in that Word alone
To find the key that sets them loose.

6. And we who know how true you are,
And you as God and Lord adore,
Give us, we pray, a loyal heart,
To trust and love you more and more.

Text Information

• First Line: How oft, O Lord, your face has shone
• Title: How Oft, O Lord, Your Face Has Shone
• Author: William Bright (1875)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  John 20:24-29
• Topic: Resurrection
• Notes: Text by Oxford professor William Bright from Hymns Ancient & Modern (1875), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: HOLLAND
• Composer: Berthold Tours (1875)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8
• Incipit: 32253 123
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Tune HOLLAND by British organist Berthold Tours, from Hymns Ancient & Modern (1875), alt.