The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes ‎#289

289. I have sought in the lap of earth

1 I have sought in the lap of earth,
Rest from every pain;
I have drank from the spring of joy,
But all, all was vain.

Chorus:
Jesus set me free,
Jesus I would ever be
Lost to all but thee.
Thine, thine alone.

2 I have gazed on the sky at morn,
When 'twas blue and fair;
But a cloud in the distance frown'd,
A dark storm was there.

Chorus:
So was life to me
Till my Saviour set me free,
Jesus, I would be
Thine, Thine alone.

3 I have looked in the eye of hope,
When its smile was gay;
I have joined in the song of mirth,
But all passed away.

Chorus:
What was hope to me
Till my Saviour set me free,
Jesus, I would be
Thine, thine alone.

4 I have learned from the sacred page
How I ought to live,
And I feel now a peace within
The world cannot give.

Chorus:
Jesus set me free,
Jesus, I would ever be
Lost to all but thee,
Thine, thine alone.

Text Information

• First Line: I have sought in the lap of earth
• Publication Date: 1865
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: THINE, THINE ALONE
• Composer: T. E. Perkins
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: From " S. S. Banner"
• Notes: by permission