8031 | The Cyber Hymnal#8032 | 8033 |
Text: | Jesus, My Lord, My Chief Delight |
Author: | Benjamin Beddome |
Tune: | GRATITUDE |
Composer: | Paul Bost |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 Jesus, my Lord, my chief delight,
For Thee I long, for Thee I pray,
Amid the shadow of the night,
Amid the business of the day.
2 When shall I see Thy smiling face,
That face which often I have seen?
Arise, Thou Sun of righteousness,
Scatter the clouds that intervene.
3 Thou art the glorious gift of God
To sinners weary and distressed;
The first of all His gifts bestowed,
And certain pledge of all the rest.
4 Could I but say this gift is mine,
The world should be beneath my feet;
Though poor, no more would I repine,
Or look with envy on the great.
5 The precious jewel I would keep,
And lodge it deep within my heart;
At home, abroad, awake, asleep,
It never should from thence depart.
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First Line: | Jesus, my Lord, my chief delight |
Title: | Jesus, My Lord, My Chief Delight |
Author: | Benjamin Beddome |
Language: | English |
Source: | Rippon's Selections, 1787 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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MIDI file: | Midi |
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