The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#625

625. Shall I, for fear of feeble man

1 Shall I, for fear of feeble man,
The Spirit's course in me restrain?
Or, undismayed in deed and word,
Be a true witness of my Lord?

2 Awed by a mortal's frown, shall I
Conceal the word of God most high?
How then before thee shall I dare
To stand, or how thine anger bear?

3 Shall I, to soothe the unholy throng,
Soften thy truth, or smooth my tongue
To gain earth's gilded toys, or flee
The cross endured, my Lord, by thee?

4 What, then, is he whose scorn I dread?
Whose wrath or hate makes me afraid?
A man! an heir of death! a slave
To sin! a bubble on the wave!

5 Yes, let men rage; since thou wilt spread
Thy shadowing wings around my head;
Since in all pain thy tender love
Will still my sure refreshment prove.

Text Information

• First Line: Shall I, for fear of feeble man
• Author: Johann J. Winkler
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Godly Life

Tune Information

• Name: UXBRIDGE
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #343, 875, or 316.