Hymn
O Jesus, I Have Promised
O Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end:
Be Thou for ever 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.
O 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.
O let me hear Thee speaking
In accents clear and still,
Above the storms of passion,
The murmurs of self-will!
O speak to re-assure me,
To hasten or control!
O speak, and make me listen,
Thou Guardian of my soul!
O Jesus, I Have Promised — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-jesus-i-have-promised
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O Jesus, I Have Promised?
The words of O Jesus, I Have Promised were written by John Ernest Bode; the version here was published in 1920.
Is O Jesus, I Have Promised public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. 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 O Jesus, I Have Promised?
O Jesus, I Have Promised is in 7.6.7.6 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, From Greenland's Icy Mountain, O Day of Rest and Gladness and The Day of Resurrection.