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Text:In the Hour of Trial
Author:J. Montgomery
Tune:PENITENCE
Composer:Spencer Lane

709. In the Hour of Trial

1 In the hour of trial,
Father, strengthen me;
Lest by base denial,
I depart from thee.
When thou see'st me waver,
With a touch recall,
Nor from thy dear favor,
Suffer me to fall.

2 With forbidden pleasures
Would this vain world charm,
Or its sordid treasures
Spread to work me harm;
By thy love sustaining,
Father keep thy child;
All my foes restraining,
And my passions wild.

3 Should thy mercy send me
Sorrow, care, and woe;
Or should pain attend me
On my path below:
Grant that I may never
Fail thy hand to see;
Grant that I may ever
Cast my care on thee. Amen.

Text Information
First Line: In the hour of trial
Title: In the Hour of Trial
Author: J. Montgomery
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Christ: Trusting; Living His Life: Trusting; Special Selections: Choir or Quartet
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: PENITENCE
Composer: Spencer Lane
Meter: 6s & 5s. D.
Key: D♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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