The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#72

72. My faith looks up to Thee

1 My faith looks up to thee,
thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine:
now hear me while I pray,
take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day
be wholly thine.

2 May thy rich grace impart
strength to my fainting heart,
my zeal inspire;
as thou hast died for me,
O may my love to thee
pure, warm, and changeless be,
a living fire.

3 While life's dark maze I tread,
and griefs around me spread,
be Thou my guide;
bid darkness turn to day,
wipe sorrow's tears away,
nor let me ever stray
from Thee aside.

4 When ends life's transient dream,
when death's cold, sullen stream
shall o'er me roll,
blest Saviour, then, in love,
fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above,
a ransomed soul.

Text Information

• First Line: My faith looks up to Thee
• Author: Ray Palmer, 1808-1887
• Meter: 664 6664
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Topic: The Fall: The Human Condition

Tune Information

• Name: OLIVET
• Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Harmonizer: David Evans, 1874-1948
• Meter: 664 6664
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Spiritual Songs for Social Worship, 1831; Harm.: The Revised Church Hymnary, 1927
• Copyright: Harm. by permission of Oxford University Press; Harm. by permission of Oxford University Press