The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11727

11727. Jesus, the first and last

1 Jesus, the first and last,
On Thee my soul is cast:
Thou didst Thy work begin
By blotting out my sin;
Thou wilt the root remove,
Perfecting me in love.

2 Yet when the work is done,
The work is but begun:
Partaker of Thy grace,
I long to see Thy face;
The first I prove below,
The last I die to know.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, the first and last
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Meter: 66.66.66
• Language: English
• Source: Short Hymns on Select Passages of Holy Scripture (Bristol, England: E. Farley, 1762)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. OLAVE
• Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838-1896
• Meter: 66.66.66
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain