Church Book ‎#97

97. In vain would boasting reason find

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;
Here sweeter 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.

Text Information

• First Line: In vain would boasting reason find
• Author: Anne Steele (1760, alt.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Sin and Redemption; Septuagesima Sunday; Quinquagesima Sunday; Lent, Second Sunday; Easter Season, Second Sunday; Seventh Sunday after Trinity; Ninth Sunday after Trinity; Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune #391 or #445

Tune Information

• Name: MELCOMBE
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: S. Webbe, d. 1816