The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15955

15955. Blessed The Hour!

1 Blessed the hour when Jesus first spoke
Peace to my soul, which, burdened with sin,
Long had been struggling, sad and alone;
Blessed the hour when Jesus came in.

Refrain:
Blessed the hour when Jesus, my Savior,
Entered my life, and made me His child!

2 Constantly near wherever I go,
Jesus, my guide, protector and friend,
Gives me a joy the world cannot know;
Glorious friendship, never to end. [Refrain]

3 Soon shall I come to life’s closing scenes;
Soon earthly journ’yings all shall be past;
Jesus, my Savior, true to the end,
Then shall receive and give me sweet rest. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Blessed the hour when Jesus first spoke
• Title: Blessed The Hour!
• Author: W. T. Noss (1893)
• Refrain First Line: Blessed the hour when Jesus, my Savior
• Language: English
• Source: Our Praise in Song by John Sweney, William J. Kirkpatrick and Henry L. Gilmour (Philadelphia: John J. Hood, 1893)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Blessed the hour when Jesus first spoke]
• Composer: Thomas S. Evans
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain