O Love That Casts Out Fear

Author: Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar was born at Edinburgh, in 1808. His education was obtained at the High School, and the University of his native city. He was ordained to the ministry, in 1837, and since then has been pastor at Kelso. In 1843, he joined the Free Church of Scotland. His reputation as a religious writer was first gained on the publication of the "Kelso Tracts," of which he was the author. He has also written many other prose works, some of which have had a very large circulation. Nor is he less favorably known as a religious poet and hymn-writer. The three series of "Hymns of Faith and Hope," have passed through several editions. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

Text is a composite of "O Love that Casts Out Fear" (stanza 1, here) and "Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord" (stanza 2) by Horatius Bonar, along with "Christ Our Guide" ("Shepherd of Tender Youth") (stanza 3) by Clement of Alexandria. Stanzas are strung together across two tunes, as well: ICH HALTE TREULICH STILL (named ES IST DIR GESAGT MENSCHE here) by Bach, and DARMSTADT (named O GOTT DU FROMMER GOTT here) by Ahasuer Fritsch. The part of each stanza sung to the other tune is enclosed in square brackets.