Fasten your eyes upon Jesus

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When sorrow and grief overwhelm you

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: [When sorrow and grief overwhelm you]
Published in 6 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 When sorrow and grief o’erwhelm you,
Bending you low with woe,
Then think of the sorrow of Jesus,
Who loves you so.

Refrain:
Then fasten your eyes upon Jesus,
Jesus the Crucified;
Living is He and pleading,
Pleading for you and me.

2 When joys of the world allure you,
Calling you from His side,
Then fasten your eyes upon Jesus,
Once crucified. [Refrain]

3 No matter if grief or sadness
Hold with their varied bands,
Just fasten your eyes upon Jesus,
He understands. [Refrain]

4 In everything do Him honor,
Give Him the glory due;
And fasten your eyes upon Jesus,
Who lives for you. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #14871

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Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

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