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205. ABIDING IN JESUS

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​Author:  Karl Philipp Spitta (1801-1859)​
​Composer:  Jacob Balthasar Schütz (1661-1700)​

​1. Dearest Saviour, let me ever
    In Thy service here abide;
    Ne’er would I from Thee be severed,
    Walking daily by Thy side.
    By Thee is my life inspired:
    Thou art strength and light to me,
    As a branch that has acquired
    From the vine its energy.
 
2. Could I elsewhere find such treasure
    As Thou, Lord, with me hast shared,
    Such rich gifts of grace and pleasure
    Thousand-fold for me prepared?
    Could I find a consolation
    Such as Thou, O Lord, dost give,
    Who from earth and all the heavens
    Might and power dost receive?
 
3. Who could find me such a Master?
    Who, what Christ hath done, would do,
    Saved me from sin and disaster
    With His precious blood so true?
    Should not I be His true servant
    Who His life on Calv’ry gave,
    In devotion also fervent,
    Faithful unto death and grave?
 
4. Yea with Thee, Lord, I’ll continue
    As in pleasure, so in grief;
    And in daily consecration
    Unto Thee my life I give.
    For Thy summons I am ready,
    And Thy final call await;
    He can welcome death who daily
    All to Thee doth consecrate.
 
5. Lord, throughout my pilgrim journey,
    Let me find Thee by my side;
    And when evening shades are falling
    Do Thou still with me abide.
    And in holy benediction
    Lay on me Thy hand of love,
    Saying: Son, thy course is finished;
    But through faith thou’lt live above!
 
6. Stay Thou near me when the shadows
    Of chill death are drawing nigh,
    Like the frosty breath of morning
    Ere the dawn in rosy sky.
    When the darkness falls around me,
    Then illuminate my soul;
    As a traveler home returning
    May I reach my heav’nly goal.

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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Acknowledgements