518. Christ, of All My Hopes the Ground
1 Christ, of all my hopes the ground,
Christ, the spring of all my joy,
Still in you may I be found,
Still for you my pow'rs employ,
Still for you my pow'rs employ.
2 Let your love my heart inflame;
Keep your fear before my sight;
Be your praise my highest aim;
Be your smile my chief delight,
Be your smile my chief delight.
3 Fountain of o'erflowing grace,
Freely from your fullness give;
Till I close my earthly race,
May I prove it "Christ to live,"
May I prove it "Christ to live."
4 Firmly trusting in your blood,
Nothing shall my heart confound;
Safely I shall pass the flood,
Safely reach Immanuel's ground,
Safely reach Immanuel's ground.
5 Thus, O thus, an entrance give
To the land of cloudless sky;
Having known it "Christ to live,"
Let me know it "gain to die,"
Let me know it "gain to die."
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Christ, of all my hopes the ground |
| Title: | Christ, of All My Hopes the Ground |
| Author: | Ralph Wardlaw (1817) |
| Meter: | 7.7.7.7.rep. |
| Scripture: | Philippians 1; Philippians 1:21 |
| Topic: | The Way of Salvation: Union with Christ; Death: Trusting God in; Faith: In Christ3 more... |
| Source: | Mod. |
| Language: | English |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | HENDON |
| Composer: | Henri A. César Malan (1827) |
| Meter: | 7.7.7.7.rep. |
| Key: | F Major |
