Hymn
Christ the Burden of the Song
Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb,
I love to hear of thee;
No music’s like thy charming name,
Nor half so dear can be,
Nor half so dear can be.
O let me ever hear thy voice
In mercy tome speak;
In thee, my priest, will I rejoice,
And thy salvation seek.
My Jesus dear shall be my theme,
While in this world I stay;
I’ll sing of Jesus’ lovely name
When all things else decay,
When all things else decay.
When I appear in yonder cloud,
With all thy favored throng;
Then will I sing more sweet, more loud,
And Christ shall be my song,
And Christ shall be my song.
Christ the Burden of the Song — Text from Triumphant Songs No.2, 1889. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christ-the-burden-of-the-song
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christ the Burden of the Song?
The words of Christ the Burden of the Song were written by John Cennick; the version here was published in 1889. The library holds 3 more hymns by John Cennick, including The Pilgrim's Song and The Way to Canaan.
Is Christ the Burden of the Song public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Triumphant Songs No.2, published in 1889. 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 the Burden of the Song?
Christ the Burden of the Song is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Walking in the Ways of Christ, God My Only Happiness and Prayer for Missionaries.