The Hymnal ‎#147

147. In the hour of trial

In the hour of trial,
Jesus, plead for me;
Lest by base denial
I depart from thee.
When thou seest me waver,
With a look recall,
Nor for fear or favour
Suffer me to fall.

With forbidden pleasures
Would this vain world charm,
Or its sordid treasures
Spread to work me harm,
Bring to my remembrance
Sad Gethsemane,
Or, in darker semblance,
Cross-crowned Calvary.

Should thy mercy send me
Sorrow, toil, 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.

When my last hour cometh,
Fraught with strife and pain,
When my dust returneth
To the dust again,
On thy truth relying,
Through that mortal strife,
Jesus, take me, dying,
To eternal life.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: In the hour of trial
• Author: James Montgomery (1854, alt.)
• Alterer: Frances A. Hutton
• Alterer: Godfrey Thring
• Meter: 6.5.6.5 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Holy Week; Holy Days: St. Peter; Catechism; Parochial Missions

Tune Information

• Name: PENITANCE
• Composer: Spencer Lane (1875)
• Meter: 6.5.6.5 D
• Incipit: 33436 51352 13343
• Key: D♭ Major