Psalter Hymnal (Red) ‎#439

439. 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 sordid 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 in dust and ashes
To the grave I sink,
When heaven's glory flashes
O'er the shelving brink,
On Thy truth relying,
Through that mortal strife,
Lord, receive me, dying,
To eternal life.

Text Information

• First Line: In the hour of trial
• Title: In the Hour of Trial
• Author: Rev. James Montgomery (1834, altered)
• Meter: 6 5 6 5 D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934
• Topic: Prayer in Afflictions; God or Christ as Burden-bearer; Death; Deliverance from Death; Eternal Life; Forsaking the World; Gethsemane; Christ as Priest; Renunciation; Temptation

Tune Information

• Name: PENITENCE
• Composer: Spencer Lane (1879)
• Meter: 6 5 6 5 D.
• Key: C Major