The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8564

8564. Oft Has My Youthful Mind Been Led

1 Oft has my youthful mind been led
Some foreign region for to tread,
The vast expanse I would explore,
From western isles to Ganges’ shore.

2 I’d see the once most Christian ground,
Where first the Gospel’s trump did sound,
I’d see the now demolished mass,
The scant remains of polished Greece.

3 The place where thousands once did dwell,
Has now become the hermit’s cell:
A shepherd here and there resides,
With serpents, moles, and feathered tribes.

4 I then would see the Egyptian plains,
Once occupied by frugal swains.
I there would pause and view awhile,
The flowing of the river Nile.

5 From thence I’d see old Jordan’s flood,
Where Israel knew their Savior God;
Where John baptized a numerous host,
And circumcision’s seal was lost.

6 To Gethsem’ne’s garden I then would go,
Where blood and tears for me did flow;
That consecrated place I’d see,
Where Jesus kneeled and prayed for me.

7 Then Calvary’s skully mount I’d see,
Where Savior Jesus died for me;
I’d view the place where once He stood,
And drop a tear where He dropped blood.

Text Information

• First Line: Oft has my youthful mind been led
• Title: Oft Has My Youthful Mind Been Led
• Author: Chester V. Adgate, 1796-1833
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ARIZONA
• Composer: Robert Henry Earnshaw (1918)
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain