Christ in Song ‎#458

458. A Present Help

1 We may not climb the heav'nly steeps,
To bring the Saviour down;
In vain we search the lowest deeps,
For Him no depths can drown.

2 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet
A present help is He;
And faith has yet its Olivet,
And love, its Galilee.

3 The healing of the seamless dress
Is by our beds of pain;
We touch Him in life's throng and press,
And we are whole again.

4 Thro' Him the first fond pray'rs are said,
Our lips of childhood frame;
The last low whispers of our dead
Are burdened with His name.

5 O Lord and Master of us all,
Whate'er our name or sign,
We own Thy sway, we bear Thy call,
We test our lives by Thine!

Text Information

• First Line: We may not climb the heav'nly steeps
• Title: A Present Help
• Author: Whittier
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christ: Christ With Us

Tune Information

• Name: SERENITY
• Composer: Wm. Wallace
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E Major