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Text:Ye men and angels, witness now
Author:Benjamin Beddome
Tune:ST. AGNES
Composer:Rev. John Bacchus Dykes

229b. Ye men and angels, witness now

1 Ye men and angels, witness now,
Before the Lord we speak;
To Him we make our solemn vow,
A vow we may not break:

2 That long as life itself shall last,
Ourselves to Christ we'll yield;
Nor from His cause will we depart,
Or ever quit the field.

3 We trust not in our unaided strength,
But on His grace rely;
May He, with our returning wants,
All needful help supply.

4 Lord guide our doubtful feet aright,
And keep us in Thy ways;
And while we turn our vows to prayers,
Turn Thou our prayers to praise.

Text Information
First Line: Ye men and angels, witness now
Author: Benjamin Beddome (alt. 1817)
Meter: C. M. No. 2
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Catechism: Confirmation
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: ST. AGNES
Composer: Rev. John Bacchus Dykes (1861)
Meter: C. M. No. 2
Key: G Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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