Hymn
Christ in You, the Hope of Glory
Thou hidden love of God, whose height,
Whose depth unfathomed no man knows,
I see from far Thy beauteous light,
Inly I sigh for Thy repose:
My heart is pained, nor can it be
At rest, till it find rest in Thee.
Is there a thing beneath the sun
That strives with Thee my heart to share?
Ah! tear it thence, and reign alone,
The Lord of ev'ry motion there.
Then shall my heart from earth be free,
When it has found repose in Thee.
O hide this self from me, that I
No more, but Christ in me, may live!
My base affections crucify,
Nor let one favorite sin survive;
In all things nothing may I see,
Nothing desire, or seek, but Thee.
Each moment draw from earth away
My heart, that lowly waits Thy call!
Speak to my inmost soul, and say
"I am thy Love, thy God, thy All!"
To feel Thy power, to hear Thy voice,
To taste Thy love, be all my choice!
Amen.
Christ in You, the Hope of Glory — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christ-in-you-the-hope-of-glory
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christ in You, the Hope of Glory?
The words of Christ in You, the Hope of Glory are credited to Gerhard Tersteegen, John Wesley and Paul Gerhardt; the version here was published in 1926. The library also holds God Calling Yet, another hymn by Gerhard Tersteegen.
Is Christ in You, the Hope of Glory public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal and Order of Service, published in 1926. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Christ in You, the Hope of Glory?
Christ in You, the Hope of Glory is in 8.8.8.8.8.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Peace, Troubled Soul, Weary of Wandering From My God and God of Our Fathers.