The New Century Hymnal ‎#251

251. I Greet You, Sure Redeemer

1 I greet you, sure Redeemer, with my heart,
glad for the saving love that you impart,
Who pain did undergo for my poor sake;
I pray you from our hearts all cares to take.

2 You are the source of mercy and of grace,
reigning omnipotent in every place;
So rule in us and our whole being sway.
Shine on us with the light of your pure day.

3 You are the life, by which alone we live,
and all our substance and our strength receive.
Sustain us by your faith and by your power,
and give us strength in every trying hour.

4 You have the true and perfect gentleness,
no harshness have you and no bitterness;
Grant us the grace that flows in you so free
that we may dwell in perfect unity.

5 Our hope is all in you and you alone;
we trust the promise that your word makes known.
O dear Redeemer, make us calm and sure,
that in your strength we evermore endure.

Text Information

• First Line: I greet you, sure Redeemer, with my heart
• Title: I Greet You, Sure Redeemer
• Translator: Elizabeth L. Smith (1868, alt.)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  John 11:25-27
• Topic: Easter Season; Jesus Christ: Savior; Jesus Christ: Sovereignty and Reign; Reformation Day; Year B: Easter 3; Year B: Proper 23
• Source: Strasbourg Psalter, 1545, Anon. in

Tune Information

• Name: TOULON
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.
• Key: F Major
• Source: OLD 124th (Adapt. from), Trente quatre Pseaumes, Geneva, 1551