Author: Charles Wesley 1707-88
Jesus, lover of my soul,
let me to your presence fly,
while the gathering waters roll,
while the tempest still is high.
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,
till the storm of life is past;
safe into the haven, guide
and receive my soul at last.
2. Other refuge have I none,
all my hope in you I see:
leave, O leave me, not alone;
still support and strengthen me.
All my trust on you is stayed,
all my help from you I bring:
cover my defenceless head
with the shadow of your wing.
3. You, O Christ, are all I want,
more than all in you I find:
raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
heal the sick and lead the blind.
Just and holy is your name,
I am all unworthiness;
false and full of sin I am,
you are full of truth and grace.
4. Boundless grace with you is found,
grace to cover all my sin:
let the healing streams abound;
make and keep me clean within.
Living Fountain, now impart
all your life and purity;
spring for ever in my heart,
rise to all eternity!
Scriptures: Acts 7:59, 1 Peter 4:19, Psalms 69:1-2, Jeremiah 17:7, Ruth 2:12, Psalms 57:1, John 1:14, Psalms 17:8, Psalms 143:9, Revelation 22:17, Exodus 15:26, John 4:14, Psalms 141:8, Psalms 121:2, Luke 18:13, Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 43:2, 1 Peter 3:18, John 1:17, Psalms 27:9, Jonah 1:4, Psalms 36:9, Psalms 140:7, Deuteronomy 33:27, Psalms 46:1, Revelation 21:6, John 14:18, Revelation 3:17-18, Jeremiah 17:9, Philippians 1:21, Psalms 32:7, Zechariah 13:1, Luke 2:40, Isaiah 40:11, Acts 3:14, John 6:68, Leviticus 16:30, Proverbs 13:14, 4:15, Psalms 107:28-30, Psalms 60:11, Daniel 9:7, Luke 23:41, Romans 5:15-21, 1 Timothy 1:14, Leviticus 13, Leviticus 14, Numbers 21:17, Numbers 35:6-34, Deuteronomy 4:41-43, Deuteronomy 19:1-10, Joshua 20, 2 Kings 5:9-14, Job 40:4, Psalms 27:5, Psalms 32:1, Psalms 56:4, Psalms 56:11, Psalms 85:2, Proverbs 16:22, 1:7, 2:10, Isaiah 25:4, Ezekiel 47:9, Joel 3:18, John 6:21, Romans 4:7, Romans 7:18