1 In the garden, boldly, Peter would have fought;
Now he answers coldly, Nay, I know Him not.
Refrain:
I would stand forever near my Savior’s side,
Lest to glory yonder I should be denied.
2 Tho’ life’s stony pathway be with dangers fraught,
Let my falterings never say, I know Him not. [Refrain]
3 Though long years of sorrow be my earthly lot,
Let my murmurings never Say, I know Him not. [Refrain]
4 In the dark temptation, vows and prayers forgot,
Let my yielding never way, I know Him not. [Refrain]
5 So, in toil or pleasure, deed or word or thought,
Let me never, never, say, I know Him not. [Refrain]
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #9342
Philip P. Bliss (b. Clearfield County, PA, 1838; d. Ashtabula, OH, 1876) left home as a young boy to make a living by working on farms and in lumber camps, all while trying to continue his schooling. He was converted at a revival meeting at age twelve. Bliss became an itinerant music teacher, making house calls on horseback during the winter, and during the summer attending the Normal Academy of Music in Genesco, New York. His first song was published in 1864, and in 1868 Dwight L. Moody advised him to become a singing evangelist. For the last two years of his life Bliss traveled with Major D. W. Whittle and led the music at revival meetings in the Midwest and Southern United States. Bliss and Ira D. Sankey published a popular series of hym… Go to person page >
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