Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#440

440. On Christ, by faith, my soul would live

1 On Christ, by faith, my soul would live;
From Him my life, my all receive;
To Him devote my fleeting hours;
Serve Him alone with all my powers.

2 Christ is my everlasting all;
To Him I look, on Him I call;
He will my every want supply,
In time, and through eternity.

3 Soon will the Lord, my Life, appear;
Soon shall I end my trials here;
Leave sin and sorrow, death and pain;
To live is Christ, to die is gain.

4 Soon will the saints in glory meet,
Soon walk through every golden street,
And sing on every blissful plain,
To live is Christ, to die is gain.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: On Christ, by faith, my soul would live
• Author: Joseph Hoskins (1789)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Christ: Second Advent; Christ: All in All; Death: Confidence in; Fellowship with God
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: STIRLING
• Composer: Ralph Harrison
• Meter: L. M.
• Notes: Public Domain.