Cantique : O Jesus, I have promised

O Jesus, I have promised
  To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me,
  My Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle
  If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
  If Thou wilt be my Guide.

Oh, 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.

Oh, 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.

O Jesus, Thou hast promised
  To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory
  There shall Thy servant be;
And Jesus, I have promised
  To serve Thee to the end;
Oh, give me grace to follow,
  My Master and my Friend.

Oh, let me see Thy footmarks,
  And in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly
  Is in Thy strength alone.
Oh, guide me, call me, draw me,
  Uphold me to the end;
And then to rest receive me,
  My Savior and my Friend.

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oct. 19 2023

Anonymous

Budapest, Hungary

Thank you Lord. May we all experience and enjoy the reality in this hymn. Amen

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sept. 24 2023

Ana Lara

Storrs, Connecticut, United States

John Ernest Bode, born in 1816, in London, was an Anglican priest, educator, poet, and hymnodist. His father was William Bode, of the post office; his mother was Mary, only daughter of the Rev. T. Lloyd, of Peterly House, Oxon. He was educated at Eaton and the Charterhouse, 1830-4, where he became a scholar on the foundation. From the Charterhouse, he proceeded to Christ Church, Oxford, and was the first to receive, in 1835, the Hertford scholarship, which had been instituted the previous year.

He earned his B. A. degree in 1837, when he was first class in classics and his M. A. in 1840. He became a student and tutor of his college, 1841-47, of which he was appointed censor in 1844 and acted as one of the public examiners in classics for the years 1846-1848. He was ordained deacon in 1841, and priest in 1843. In 1847 he was presented by his college to the rectory of Westwell, Oxfordshire; and on July 22, in the same year, was married to Hester Charlotte Lodge, of Saint Nicolas, Guildford. In 1848 Bode was appointed one of the select preachers in the University, and on December 12, 1850, on Founder’s Day, preached a sermon at the Charterhouse Chapel, which was afterwards published as ‘Our Schoolboy Days viewed through the Glass of Religion, ’ London, 1850. In 1855 he preached the Bampton Lectures (lectures concentrating in Christian theological topics) before the University of Oxford, published as ‘The Absence of Precision in the Formularies of the Church of England, Scriptural, and Favorable to a State of Probation, ’ Oxford, 1855.

In 1857 Bode contested unsuccessfully with Mr. Matthew Arnold, the chair of poetry at Oxford; his claims were based, mainly on a volume of poems suggested by a course of reading of the old English and Scotch ballads from 1841, and published as ‘Ballads from Herodotus, with an Introductory Poem, ’ London, 1853; second edition, ‘with four additional poems’ 1854. Bode also published ‘Short Occasional Poems, ’ London 1858, and a smaller volume entitled ‘Hymns from the Gospel of the Day, for each Sunday and the Festivals of our Lord, ’ Oxford, 1860. In 1860 Bode was presented by the governors of the Charterhouse to the living of Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire at the rectory house, where he died suddenly at the age of 58, on Oct. 6, 1874.

Hymns include:

Oh, Jesus, I Have Promised

Sweetly, the Sabbath Bell,

God of Heaven Enthroned in Might

Spirit of Truth Indwelling Light.

Oh Jesus, I Have Promised was written on the occasion of the confirmation of his two sons and daughter at Castle Camp in 1869. The hymn-tune was written in 1881 by Arthur Henry Mann, who had served at one time as organist and choirmaster at King’s College, Cambridge, known for his superb, choral music.

(Dictionary of National Biography 1885-1900)

sept. 20 2023

Emonena David Temidayo

Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

I don't know why, this hymnal do open my inner heart, no matter where it meet me ....... I always feel like you know, Untrace.... Kai......

sept. 15 2023

Roda

Clovis, CA, United States

Thank you for having this hymn in ur archive.

My grandma used to sing this hymn. It draws me nearer to my creator. It gives me inner peace.

“Oh guide me, call me, draw me, Uphold me to the end. And then to rest receive me, My Saviour and my friend! ”

Thank you Lord for your grace and mercy everyday🙏🙏🙏

sept. 2 2023

Matthew

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

Oh, 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,

Help me O God to hear you speak, help me O God know your voice when speaking, help me O God to listen when you speak.

août 25 2023

Festus Megbehingbe

Fadeyi, Lagos, Nigeria

A powerful and sober hymn that reminds me of my daily commitment to God.

To hasten, or control;

Oh, speak, and make me listen,

Thou Guardian of my soul.

août 24 2023

Oluwatoyin

Lagos, Nigeria

Great tidings

août 20 2023

Sarah Wambui Musa

Los Angeles, California, United States

Great music to my ears

août 17 2023

John

6010, WA, Australia

We sang Oh Jesus I have promised at Fawcett boys school assembly & I still remember the words to this day, as I pray:.

Let your merciful ears, O Lord,

be open to the prayers of your humble servant;

and that I may obtain my petitions

make me to ask such things as shall please you;

as Jesus taught his disciples to be persistent in prayer,

give me patience and courage never to lose hope,

but always to bring my prayers before you

through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Ghost,

one God, now and for ever.

Amen.

;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

août 13 2023

Anthonia Anah Iyere

Benin, Edo, Nigeria

This song always give me a reason to be hopeful and believe in God's promises

O Jesus, I have promised

O Jesus, I have promised

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