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How Sweet To Trust In Jesus

How sweet to trust in Jesus, to know no trust beside

Author: W. J. H. Brearley
Published in 6 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 How sweet to trust in Jesus!
To know no trust beside;
To find in Him a refuge,
Our weary soul to hide;
To lean on love eternal,
And in that love abide,
To lean on love eternal,
And in that love abide.

2 How sweet to follow Jesus!
To seek no other road;
Obediently and trustingly,
To walk the path He trod;
’Tis hallowed by His footprints,
And nighest unto God.
’Tis hallowed by His footprints,
And nighest unto God.

3 Ah! then to learn of Jesus!
This is a task most sweet;
To choose the better portion,
Like Mary at His feet;
With soul and body sanctified,
For His blest use made meet,
With soul and body sanctified,
For His blest use made meet.

4 And as we work for Jesus,
We wait His face to see;
The morning star has risen,
The night’s dark shadows flee;
A little while, and we shall dwell,
With Him eternally;
A little while, and we shall dwell,
With Him eternally;



Source: The Cyber Hymnal #13782

Author: W. J. H. Brearley

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Text Information

First Line: How sweet to trust in Jesus, to know no trust beside
Title: How Sweet To Trust In Jesus
Author: W. J. H. Brearley
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Trusting, trusting, trusting all to thee
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #13782
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The Cyber Hymnal #13782

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