310 | The Hymnal#311 | 312 |
Text: | I could not do without Thee |
Author: | Frances Ridley Havergal |
Tune: | JESU DILECTISSIME |
Composer: | Robert H. McCartney (1844-1895) |
1 I could not do without Thee,
O Savior of the lost,
Whose precious blood redeemed me
At such tremendous cost;
Thy righteousness, Thy pardon,
Thy precious blood, must be
My only hope and comfort,
My glory and my plea.
2 I could not do without Thee;
I cannot stand alone,
I have no strength or goodness,
No wisdom of my own;
But Thou, beloved Saviour,
Art All in all to me,
And weakness will be power,
If I lean hard on Thee.
3 I could not do without Thee;
No other friend can read
The spirit's strange deep longings,
Interpreting its need;
No human heart could enter
Each dim recess of mine,
And soothe, and hush, and calm it,
O blessed Lord, but Thine.
4 I could not do without Thee,
For years are fleeting fast,
And soon in solemn loneness
The river must be passed;
But Thou wilt never leave me,
And though the waves roll high,
I know Thou wilt be near me,
And whisper, "It is I."
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I could not do without Thee |
Author: | Frances Ridley Havergal (1873) |
Meter: | 7. 6. 7. 6. D. |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | The Life in Christ: Love and Communion; Inner Life, The; Love and Communion(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | JESU DILECTISSIME |
Composer: | Robert H. McCartney (1844-1895) |
Meter: | 7. 6. 7. 6. D. |
Key: | G Major |