Hymn
Christ, of All My Hopes
Christ of all my hopes the Ground,
Christ, the Spring of all my joy,
Still in Thee may I be found,
Still for Thee my powers employ,
Still for Thee my powers employ.
Let Thy love my heart inflame;
Keep Thy fear before my sight;
Be Thy praise my highest aim;
Be Thy smile my chief delight.
Fountain of o'erflowing grace,
Freely from Thy fullness give;
Till I close my earthly race,
May I prove it "Christ to live."
Firmly trusting in Thy blood,
Nothing shall my heart confound;
Safely I shall pass the flood,
Safely reach Emmanuel's ground.
Thus, O thus, an entrance give
To the land of cloudless sky;
Having known it "Christ to live,"
Let me know it "gain to die."
Christ, of All My Hopes — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christ-of-all-my-hopes
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christ, of All My Hopes?
The words of Christ, of All My Hopes were written by Ralph Wardlaw; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 2 more hymns by Ralph Wardlaw, including O Lord, Our God, Arise and Voice of Praise.
Is Christ, of All My Hopes public domain?
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What is the metre of Christ, of All My Hopes?
Christ, of All My Hopes is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Christ the Lord Is Risen Today, I Am Coming to the Cross and Sing My Soul His Wondrous Love.