The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7377

7377. When My Love to God Grows Weak

1. When my love to God grows weak,
[or When my love to Christ grows weak]
When for deeper faith I seek,
Then in thought I go to thee,
Garden of Gethsemane.

2. There I walk amid the shades
While the lingering twilight fades
See that suffering, friendless One,
Weeping, praying there alone.

3. When my love for man grows weak,
When for stronger faith I seek,
Hill of Calvary, I go
To thy scenes of fear and woe.

4. There behold His agony,
Suffered on the bitter tree;
See His anguish, see His faith,
Love triumphant still in death.

5. Then to life I turn again,
Learning all the worth of pain,
Learning all the might that lies
In a full self sacrifice.

Text Information

• First Line: When my love to God grows weak
• Title: When My Love to God Grows Weak
• Author: John Wreford (1837)
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship, by J. R. Beard, 1837
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: CANTERBURY, adapted from Orlando Gibbons, 1623

Tune Information

• Name: CONSECRATION (Vincent)
• Composer: Charles John Vincent, Jr., 1852-1934
• Meter: 77.77
• Incipit: 33154 23331 76566
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain