Triumphant Confidence in the Savior

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Still nigh me, O my Savior, stand

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 24 hymnals

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1 Still near me, O my Saviour, stand,
and guard in fierce temptation's hour;
hide in the hollow of thy hand,
show forth in me thy saving power;
still be thine arm my sure defence:
nor earth nor hell shall pluck me thence.

2 Still let thy love point out my way:
how wondrous things thy love hath wrought!
Still lead me, lest I go astray;
direct my work, inspire my thought;
and if I fall, soon may I hear
thy voice, and know that Love is near.

3 In suffering be thy love my peace,
in weakness be thy love my power;
and when the storms of life shall cease,
Jesus, in that tremendous hour,
in death as life be thou my guide,
and save me, who for me hast died.

Source: CPWI Hymnal #124

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Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Still nigh me, O my Savior, stand
Title:	Triumphant Confidence in the Savior
Author:	Charles Wesley
Meter:	8.8.8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain