Light and Life ‎#129

129. Spring

1 Father, I stretch my hands to thee,
No other help I know;
If thou withdraw thyself from me,
Ah! whither shall I go?

2 What did thine only Son endure,
Before I drew my breath!
What pain, what labor to secure
My soul from endless death!

3 O Jesus, could I this believe,
I now should feel thy pow'r!
Now my poor soul thou wouldst retrieve,
Nor let me wait one hour.

4 Author of faith, to thee I lift
My weary, longing eyes;
O let me now receive that gift;
My soul without it dies!

Text Information

• First Line: Father, I stretch my hands to thee
• Title: Spring
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1881
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SPRING
• Composer: L. C. Everett, by per
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Public Domain.