Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#447

447. Christ, of All My Hopes the Ground

1 Christ, of all my hopes the ground,
Christ, the spring of all my joy,
still in you may I be found,
still for you my pow'rs employ,
still for you my pow'rs employ.

2 Let your love my heart inflame;
keep your fear before my sight;
be your praise my highest aim;
be your smile my chief delight,
be your smile my chief delight.

3 Fountain of o'erflowing grace,
freely from your fullness give;
'til I close my earthly race,
may I prove it "Christ to live,"
may I prove it "Christ to live."

4 Firmly trusting in your blood,
nothing shall my heart confound;
safely I shall pass the flood,
safely reach Immanuel's ground,
safely reach Immanuel's ground.

5 Thus, O thus, an entrance give
to the land of cloudless sky;
having known it "Christ to live,"
let me know it "gain to die,"
let me know it "gain to die."

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, of all my hopes the ground
• Title: Christ, of All My Hopes the Ground
• Author: Ralph Wardlaw (1817, mod.)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.rep.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  John 1:16
  ;
  Philippians 1:21
• Topic: Death: Trusting God in; Faith; Grace; Love: For Christ; Post-Communion; Sanctification; Union with Christ

Tune Information

• Name: HENDON
• Composer: Henri A. César Malan (1827)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.rep.
• Key: F Major or modal