Common Praise (1998) ‎#438

438. O Jesus, I Have Promised

1 O Jesus, I have promised
to serve thee to the end;
be thou forever near me,
my Master and my Friend.
I shall not fear the battle
if thou art by my side,
not wander from the pathway
if thou wilt be my guide.

2 O let me feel thee near me:
the world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
the tempting sounds I hear;
my foes are ever near me,
around me and within;
but, Jesus, draw thou nearer
and shield my soul from sin.

3 O Jesus, thou hast promised
to all who follow thee,
that where thou art in glory
there shall thy servant be;
and, Jesus, I have promised
to serve thee to the end!
O give me grace to follow,
my Master and my Friend.

4 O let me see thy footmarks
and in them plant mine own:
my hope to follow duly
is in thy strength alone.
O guide me, call me, draw me,
uphold me to the end;
and then in heaven receive me,
my Saviour and my Friend.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesus, I have promised
• Title: O Jesus, I Have Promised
• Author: John Ernest Bode (1816-1874)
• Meter: 76 76D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Matthew 14:22-33
  ;
  Mark 6:45-52
  ;
  John 21:1-19
  ;
  Romans 6:12-23
  ;
  1 Corinthians 1:1-9
  ;
  Philippians 3:4-16
  ;
  2 Timothy 2:1-15
• Topic: Call and Vocation; Discipleship; Guidance
• Notes: Alt tune: THORNBURY 444, 468

Tune Information

• Name: WOLVERCOTE
• Composer: William Harold Ferguson (1874-1950)
• Meter: 76 76D
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: © Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Pubic Domain