Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#220

220. Fade, Fade, Each Earthly Joy

1. Fade, fade, each earthly joy,
Jesus is mine!
Break ev'ry tender tie,
Jesus is mine!
Dark is the wilderness,
Earth has no resting place,
Jesus alone can bless,
Jesus is mine!

2. Tempt not my soul away,
Jesus is mine!
Here would I ever stay,
Jesus is mine!
Perishing things of clay,
Born but for one brief day,
Pass from my heart away,
Jesus is mine!

3. Farewell, ye dreams of night,
Jesus is mine!
Lost in this dawning light,
Jesus is mine!
All that my soul has tried
Left but a dismal void;
Jesus has satisfied,
Jesus is mine!

4. Farewell, mortality,
Jesus is mine!
Welcome, eternity,
Jesus is mine!
Welcome, O loved and charmed,
Welcome, sweet rest from harm,
Welcome, my Savior’s arms,
Jesus is mine!

Text Information

• First Line: Fade, fade, each earthly joy
• Title: Fade, Fade, Each Earthly Joy
• Author: Catherine Jane Bonar (1844)
• Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Song of Solomon 2:8
  ;
  Song of Solomon 2:16
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 9
• Notes: Text by Catherine Jane Bonar, wife of Scottish pastor Horatius Bonar, from Songs for the Wilderness, 2nd Series (1844), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: LUNDIE
• Composer: Theodore E. Perkins (1864)
• Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4
• Incipit: 56532 12123 5
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Tune LUNDIE by American singing-school teacher, composer, and compiler Theodore E. Perkins, from The New Shining Star (1864), Lundie being Catherine’s maiden name.