424 | Trinity Hymnal#425 | 426 |
Text: | Jesus, and shall it ever be |
Alterer: | Benjamin Francis |
Author: | Joseph Grigg |
Tune: | BROOKFIELD |
Composer: | Thomas B. Southgate |
1 Jesus, and shall it ever be,
A mortal man ashamed of thee?
Ashamed of thee whom angels praise,
Whose glories shine through endless days!
2 Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far
Let evening blush to own a star:
He sheds the beams of light Divine
O'er this benighted soul of mine.
3 Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon
Let midnight be ashamed of noon:
'Tis midnight with my soul till he,
Bright Morning-Star, bid darkness flee.
4 Ashamed of Jesus, that dear Friend
On whom my hopes of heav'n depend!
No; when I blush, be this my shame,
That I no more revere his Name.
5 Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I may
When I've no guilt to wash away,
No tear to wipe, no good to crave,
No fears to quell, no soul to save.
6 Till then — nor is my boasting vain —
Till then I boast a Saviour slain;
And O may this my glory be,
That Christ is not ashamed of me.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Jesus, and shall it ever be |
Alterer: | Benjamin Francis (1787) |
Author: | Joseph Grigg (1765) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1961 |
Scripture: | ; |
Topic: | Christ: The Light; Christ: Saviour; Christian Life: Faith in Christ(2 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BROOKFIELD |
Composer: | Thomas B. Southgate (1855) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Key: | G Major |