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Text: | O Jesus, I have promised |
Author: | John Ernest Bode (1816-1874) |
Tune: | WOLVERCOTE |
Composer: | William Harold Ferguson (1874-1950) |
1 O Jesus, I have promised
to serve thee to the end;
1 O Jesus, I have promised
to serve you to the end;
be now and always near me,
my master and my friend:
I shall not fear the battle
if you are by my side,
not wander from the pathway
if you will be my guide.
2 O let me feel you near me:
the world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
the tempting sounds I hear;
my foes are ever near me,
around me, and within;
but, Jesus, draw still nearer,
and shield my soul from sin.
3 O let me hear you speaking
in accents clear and still,
above the storms of passion,
the murmurs of self-will;
Oh, speak to reassure me,
to hasten or control;
O speak, and make me listen,
true guardian of my soul.
4 O Jesus, you have promised
to all who follow you,
that where you are in glory
your servant shall be too;
and, Jesus, I have promised
to serve you to the end:
now give me grace to follow,
my master and my friend.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O Jesus, I have promised |
Author: | John Ernest Bode (1816-1874) (alt.) |
Meter: | 76 76 D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2008 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | The Holy Spirit: The Church Celebrates - Confirmation; Conflict; Discipleship |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WOLVERCOTE |
Composer: | William Harold Ferguson (1874-1950) |
Meter: | 76 76 D |
Key: | A Major |
Copyright: | © Oxford University Press |
Notes: | Now Pubic Domain |