The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5454

5454. Out of the Depths to Thee I Cry

1. Out of the depths to Thee I cry,
Whose fainting footsteps trod
The paths of our humanity,
Incarnate Son of God!

2. Thou man of grief, who once apart
Didst all our sorrows bear,
The trembling hand, the fainting heart
The agony, and prayer!

3. Is this the consecrated dower,
Thy chosen ones obtain,
To know Thy resurrection power
Through fellowship of pain?

4. Then, O my soul, in silence wait;
Faint not, O faltering feet;
Press onward to that blest estate,
In righteousness complete.

5. Let faith transcend the passing hour,
The transient pain and strife,
Upraised by an immortal power,
The power of endless life.

Text Information

• First Line: Out of the depths to Thee I cry
• Title: Out of the Depths to Thee I Cry
• Author: Elizabeth E. Marcy (1877)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: First appeared in the Methodist Episcopal Hymnal, 1878
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: NAOMI
• Composer: Hans Nägeli
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1836)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 33354 32343 36654
• Key: D Major