O Jesus I Have Promised
- Words:
- Arr. from Rev. J. E. Bode
- Music:
- George J. Webb
Sheet music
- 1O Jesus, I have promisedTo serve Thee to the end;Be Thou forever near me,My Master and my Friend:I shall not fear the battleIf Thou art by my side,Nor wander from the pathwayIf Thou wilt be my Guide.
- 2O let me feel Thee near me:The world is ever near;I see the sights that dazzle,The tempting sounds I hear;My foes are ever near me,Around me and within:But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,And shield my soul from sin.
- 3Oh, let me hear Thee speaking,In accents clear and still,Above the storms of passion,The murmurs of self-will.Oh speak, to reassure me,To hasten or control;Oh speak, and make me listen,Thou Guardian of my soul!
- 4O Jesus, Thou hast promisedTo all who follow Thee,That where Thou art in gloryThere shall Thy servant be;And Jesus, I have promisedTo serve Thee to the end:O give me grace to followMy Master and my Friend.
- 5Oh, let me see Thy foot-marks,And in them plant mine own;My hope to follow dulyIs in Thy strength alone.Oh, guide me, call me, draw me,Uphold me to the end;And then in heav’n receive me,My Savior and my Friend!
In the hymnals
- Written in 1869, the words are in 693 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.