Together in Song ‎#595

595. O Jesus, I have promised

1 O Jesus, I have promised
to serve you to the end;
Lord, be for ever near me,
my master and my friend:
I shall not fear the battle
if you are by my side,
nor wander from the pathway
if you will be my guide.

2 Still let me feel you near me;
the world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle
and tempting sounds I hear;
my foes are ever near me,
around me and within;
but, Jesus, draw me 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;
Lord, speak to reassure me,
to chasten or control;
O speak, and make me listen,
true guardian of my soul.

4 Lord, let me see your footmarks
and in them plant my own;
that I may follow boldly
and in your strength alone;
O guide me, call me, draw me,
uphold me to the end;
and then in heaven receive me,
my Saviour and my friend.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesus, I have promised
• Author: John Ernest Bode, 1816-74 (alt.)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 2:21
  ;
  2 Timothy 2:1-7
  ;
  Hebrews 2:17-18
  ;
  Hebrews 4:14-16
  ;
  Isaiah 3:3-11
  ;
  John 12:26
  ;
  John 15:12-15
  ;
  Luke 9:49-62
  ;
  Luke 24:13-27
  ;
  Matthew 16:24-26
• Topic: Commitment; Guidance; Jesus Christ: Friend and Companion; Jesus Christ: Lordship; Perseverance; Pilgrimage; Temptation

Tune Information

• Name: WOLVERCOTE
• Composer: William Harold Ferguson, 1874-1950
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Music by permission of Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Pubic Domain