Church Book ‎#374

374. Jesus, I know, hath died for me

1 Jesus, I know, hath died for me;
Here is my hope, my joy, my rest;
Hither, when hell assails, I flee,
I look into my Saviour's breast:
Away, sad doubt and anxious fear!
Mercy is all that's written there.

2 Though waves and storms go o'er my head,
Though strength, and health, and friends be gone;
Though joys be withered all and dead,
Though every comfort be withdrawn;
On this my steadfast soul relies,
Father, Thy mercy never dies.

3 Fixed on this ground will I remain,
Though my heart fail and strength decay;
This anchor shall my soul sustain,
When earth's foundations melt away.
Mercy's full power I then shall prove,
Loved with an everlasting Love.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, I know, hath died for me
• German Title: Ich habe nun den Grund gefunden
• Author: John Andrew Rothe (1728)
• Translator: John Wesley (1740)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Order of Salvation: Faith and Justification; Sundays in Lent; Lent, First Sunday; Lent, Second Sunday; Lent, Fifth Sunday; Passion Week
• Notes: Alternate tune: #373

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MATTHIAS
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Composer from index: W. H. Monk, 1881