Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#74

74. Blessed assurance

1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine:
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God;
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood:

Refrain:
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Saviour all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Saviour all the day long.

2 Perfect submission, perfect delight,
visions of rapture burst on my sight;
angels descending, bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love. [Refrain]

3 Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Saviour am happy and blest;
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in his love. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine
• Title: Blessed assurance
• Author: Frances Jane van Alstyne (Fanny J. Crosby), 1820-1915
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 6:20
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:20
  ;
  1 Peter 1:18-19
  ;
  Ephesians 3:12
  ;
  Galatians 4:5-7
  ;
  Genesis 28:10-19
  ;
  Hebrews 4:16
  ;
  Hebrews 11:1
  ;
  John 1:51
  ;
  Revelation 7:14-15
  ;
  Revelation 7:14
• Topic: Hope and Consolation; Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving; Redemption and Salvation; Year A: All Saints' Day; Year A: Proper 11; Year B: Dedication Festival; Year B: Easter 2; Year B: Proper 23; Year C: Easter 4; Year C: Proper 2; Years A, B, and C: Epiphany

Tune Information

• Name: BLESSED ASSURANCE
• Composer: Phoebe Palmer Knapp, 1839-1908
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: D Major