Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high: Hide me, O my Savior, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last.
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Jesus, lover
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of my soul,
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Let me to Thy
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bo
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som
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fly,
While the nearer
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waters roll,
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While the tempest
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still
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is
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high:
Hide me, O my
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Savior,
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hide,
Till the storm of
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life is
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past;
Safe into the
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haven guide;
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O receive my
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soul
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at
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last.
2
Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, oh, leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me. All my trust on Thee is stayed, All my help from Thee I bring; Cover my defenseless head With the shadow of Thy wing.
Other refuge have I none,
Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, oh, leave me not alone,
Still support and comfort me.
All my trust on Thee is stayed,
All my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenseless head
With the shadow of Thy wing.
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Other refuge
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have I none,
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Hangs my helpless
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soul
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on
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Thee;
Leave, oh, leave me
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not alone,
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Still support and
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comfort
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me.
All my trust on
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Thee is
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stayed,
All my help from
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Thee I
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bring;
Cover my
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defenseless head
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With the shadow
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of
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Thy
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wing.
3
Thou, O Christ, art all I want; More than all in Thee I find; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick and lead the blind. Just and holy is Thy name, I am all unrighteousness; Vile and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace.
Thou, O Christ, art all I want;
More than all in Thee I find;
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
Heal the sick and lead the blind.
Just and holy is Thy name,
I am all unrighteousness;
Vile and full of sin I am,
Thou art full of truth and grace.
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Thou, O Christ, art
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all I want;
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More than all in
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Thee
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I
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find;
Raise the fallen,
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cheer the faint,
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Heal the sick and
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lead
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the
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blind.
Just and holy
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is Thy
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name,
I am all
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unrighteousness;
Vile and full of
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sin I am,
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Thou art full of
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truth
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and
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grace.
4
Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound; Make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of Thee; Spring Thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity.
For me to get into this hymn, I needed to sing it over and over in a quiet place. The Spirit showed me Christ in a double way. First, Christ is the one who loves my soul in the hardships of life (verses 1-2). He is my refuge who supports and comforts when all becomes so difficult. Second, when the corruption of my nature seems so present, Christ is the only One I want, and He is more than all I need to be healed and set free (verses 3-4)! I can cry to Him when the situations of life are hard from without; I can abide in Him when I realize how terrible I am within! He is sufficient in every way!
The tune expresses the writer's helplessness in himself and his trust in the Lord. The moment I hears it, it "sends" me "directly" to the Lord Himself.