The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8753

8753. Lord, On Thy Promise I Rely

1 Lord on Thy promise I rely,
That Thou wilt hear a sinner’s cry,
In every trying time of need,
And show Thyself the friend indeed.

2 To count Thy mercies I begin,
When, lo, a voice comes from within—
Where shall the countless blessings end,
Which Thou to me dost daily send?

3 Condemned by that most sacred law,
Which broken is each breath I draw?
Lord, only on Thy grace I lean,
Thou canst the guilty soul make clean.

4 Lo, at Thy feet I humbly fall,
And for Thy mercy great I call,
O turn to me Thy smiling face,
Send me the fullness of Thy grace.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord on Thy promise I rely
• Title: Lord, On Thy Promise I Rely
• Author: Josephine D. Heard
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book (Philadelphia: African Methodist Episcopal Book Concern, 1898)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MISSIONARY CHANT
• Composer: Heinrich Christoph Zeuner
• Meter: LM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain