A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) ‎#331

331. Choosing the Better Part

1 Beset with snares on every hand,
In life’s uncertain path I stand;
Saviour divine, diffuse thy light,
To guide my doubtful footsteps right.

2 Engage this roving, treacherous heart
To fix on Christ, my better part;
To scorn the trifles of a day,
For joys that none can take away.

3 Then let the wildest storms arise;
Let tempests mingle earth and skies;
No fatal shipwreck shall I fear,
But all my treasures with me bear.

4 If thou, my Jesus, still be nigh,
Cheerful I live, and joyful die;
Secure, when mortal comforts flee,
To find ten thousand worlds in thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Beset with snares on every hand
• Title: Choosing the Better Part
• Author: Doddridge
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1844
• Topic: Encouragement

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