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| Text: | In vain would boasting reason find |
| Author: | Anne Steele |
| Tune: | HARMONY GROVE |
| Composer: | Henry K. Oliver |
1 In vain would boating reason find
The path to happiness and God;
Her weak directions leave the mind
Bewildered in a doubtful road.
2 Jesus, Thy words alone impart
Eternal life; on these I live;
Diviner comforts cheer my heart
Than all the powers of nature give.
3 Here let my constant feet abide;
Thou art the true, the living Way:
Let Thy good Spirit be my guide
To the bright realms of endless day.
4 The various forms that men devise
To shake my faith with treacherous art,
I scorn as vanity and lies,
And bind Thy gospel to my heart.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | In vain would boasting reason find |
| Author: | Anne Steele (1760) |
| Meter: | L. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1899 |
| Topic: | Bible; Church: The Word; Gospel: Excellency of (4 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HARMONY GROVE |
| Composer: | Henry K. Oliver |
| Meter: | L. M. |
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