
Author: Richard Massie, 1800-1887; Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1675 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 44 hymnals Topics: Trust, Guidance; Trust, Guidance Lyrics: 1 If God himself be for me,
I may a host defy;
For when I pray, before me
My foes, confounded, fly.
If Christ, my head and master,
Befriend me from above,
What foe or what disaster
Can drive me from his love?
2 I build on this foundation,
That Jesus and his blood
Alone are my salvation,
The true, eternal good.
Without him all that pleases
Will vain and empty prove.
The gifts I have from Jesus
Alone are worth my love.
3 Christ Jesus is my splendor,
My sun, my light, alone;
Were he not my defender
Before God’s awesome throne,
I never should find favor
And mercy in his sight,
But be destroyed forever
As darkness by the light.
4 For joy my heart is ringing;
All sorrow disappears;
And full of mirth and singing,
It wipes away all tears.
The sun that cheers my spirit
Is Jesus Christ, my king;
The heav'n I shall inherit
Makes me rejoice and sing. Used With Tune: IST GOTT FÜR MICH
If God Himself Be for Me