My Faith Looks Up to Thee Lyrics Ray Palmer, 1830
4 verses, meter 6, 6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4, public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray;
Take all my guilt away;
O let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!
Verse 2. May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart,
My zeal inspire.
As Thou hast died for me,
Oh, may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire!
Verse 3. While life’s dark maze I tread
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my Guide.
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.
Verse 4. When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold, sullen stream
Shall o’er me roll,
Blest Savior, then, in love,
Fear and distrust remove;
Oh, bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul!
Words copied from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (Abridged Edition) (1927). They were published in 1830, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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