Hymn

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Metre 7.7.7.7.D.

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 be past;

Safe into the haven guide,

O receive my soul at last!

Other refuge have I none,

Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;

Leave, O 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.

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;

False and full of sin I am,

Thou art full of truth and grace.

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.

Amen.

Jesus, Lover of My Soul — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/jesus-lover-of-my-soul

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote Jesus, Lover of My Soul?

The words of Jesus, Lover of My Soul were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Gentle Jesus and The Mind That Was in Christ.

Is Jesus, Lover of My Soul public domain?

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What is the metre of Jesus, Lover of My Soul?

Jesus, Lover of My Soul is in 7.7.7.7 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, People of the living God, The Song of Jubilee and At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing.