The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16766

16766. Christ For Me

1 My heart is fixed, eter­nal God,
Fixed on Thee, fixed on Thee;
And my im­mor­tal choice is made,
Christ for me, Christ for me.
He is my pro­phet, priest and king,
Who did for me sal­va­tion bring;
And while I’ve breath I mean to sing,
Christ for me! Christ for me!

2 In Him I see the God­head shine,
Christ for me, Christ for me;
He is the ma­jes­ty di­vine,
Christ for me! Christ for me!
The Fa­ther’s well-be­lov­èd Son,
Co-part­ner of His roy­al throne,
Who did for hu­man guilt atone,
Christ for me! Christ for me!

3 Today as yes­ter­day the same,
Christ for me, Christ for me;
How pre­cious is His balmy name,
Christ for me, Christ for me;
Christ, a mere man, may an­swer you,
Who er­ror’s wind­ing path pur­sue;
But I with part can nev­er do,
Christ for me! Christ for me!

4 Let oth­ers boast of heaps of gold,
Christ for me, Christ for me;
His rich­es nev­er can be told,
Christ for me, Christ for me;
Your gold will waste and wear away,
Your hon­ors per­ish in a day,
My por­tion nev­er can decay,
Christ for me! Christ for me!

5 In pin­ing sick­ness or in health,
Christ for me, Christ for me;
In deep­est pov­er­ty, or wealth,
Christ for me, Christ for me;
And in that all im­port­ant day,
When I the sum­mons must ob­ey,
And pass from this dark world away,
Christ for me! Christ for me!

Text Information

• First Line: My heart is fixed, eter­nal God
• Title: Christ For Me
• Author: Richard Jukes
• Meter: 86.86.88.86
• Language: English
• Source: Praises of Jesus by Edward P. Hammond (New York: William B. Bradbury, 1865)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GOA
• Composer: William Howard Doane
• Meter: 86.86.88.86
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain