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391. In the hour of trial

1 In the hour of trial,
Jesus, plead for me,
Lest by base denial,
I depart from Thee;
When Thou seest me waver,
With a look recall,
Nor for fear or favor
Suffer me to fall.

2 With forbidden pleasures
Would this vain world charm,
Or its tempting treasures
Spread, to work me harm,
Bring to my remembrance
Sad Gethsemane,
Or, in darker semblance,
Cross-crowned Calvary.

3 Should Thy mercy send me
Sorrow, toil, and woe;
Or should pain attend me
On my path below;
Grant that I may never
Fail Thy hand to see;
Grant that I may ever
Cast my care on Thee.

4 When my last hour cometh,
Fraught with strife and pain,
When my dust returneth
To the dust again;
On Thy truth relying
Through that mortal strife,
Jesus, take me, dying,
To eternal life.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: In the hour of trial
Author: James Montgomery (1834)
Revised by: Frances A. Hutton (c. 1875)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: The Christian Life: Cross and Comfort
Tune Information
Name: PENITENCE
Composer: Spencer Lane (1879)
Meter: 6 5, 6 5. D.
Key: Dâ™­ Major



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