I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art

Words: Hymnal of the Reformed Church, 1920, La forme des prières, 1545, Elizabeth Lee Smith · Music: Pseavmes octantetrois de Dauid, 1551, Lowell Mason · 1545

Verse 1
I greet thee, who my sure Redeemer art,
my only trust and Savior of my heart,
who pain didst undergo for my poor sake;
I pray thee from our hearts all cares to take.

Verse 2
Thou art the King of mercy and of grace,
reigning omnipotent in ev'ry place:
so come, O King, and our whole being sway;
shine on us with the light of thy pure day.

Verse 3
Thou art the Life, by which alone we live,
and all our substance and our strength receive;
oh, comfort us in death's approaching hour,
strong-hearted then to face it by thy pow'r.

Verse 4
Thou hast the true and perfect gentleness,
no harshness hast thou and no bitterness:
make us to taste the sweet grace found in thee
and ever stay in thy sweet unity.

Verse 5
Our hope is in no other save in thee;
our faith is built upon thy promise free;
oh, grant to us such stronger hope and sure
that we can boldly conquer and endure.

Words: La forme des prières, 1545; tr. Elizabeth Lee Smith, 1868; rev. Hymnal of the Reformed Church, 1920 | Music: Pseavmes octantetrois de Dauid, 1551; adapt. Lowell Mason, 1848, alt.

Psalm 96; Isaiah 12; John 11; Ephesians 4; Colossians 3; 1 Thessalonians 4; Hebrews 2; James 1; James 3; 1 Peter 1; 1 Peter 2; Revelation 22

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