CPWI Hymnal ‎#807

807. Lord, who shall sit beside thee

1 Lord, who shall sit beside thee,
enthroned on either hand,
when clouds no longer hide thee,
'mid all thy faithful band?

2 Who drinks the cup of sorrow
thy Father gave to thee
'neath shadows of the morrow
in dark Gethsemane;

3 who on thy passion thinking
can find in loss a gain,
and dare to meet unshrinking
thy baptism of pain.

4 O Jesu, form within us
thy likeness clear and true;
by thine example win us
to suffer and to do.

5 This law itself fulfilleth –
Christlike to Christ is nigh,
and, where the Father willeth,
shall sit with Christ on high.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, who shall sit beside thee
• Author: William Romanis, 1824-1899
• Meter: 7.6.7.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: Saints' and Other Holy Days: St. James the Great and St. John

Tune Information

• Name: VULPIUS
• Composer: Melchior Vulpius, c1560-1616 (1609)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6
• Key: E♭ Major