Hymn
Our Own Weakness, and Christ Our Strength
Let me but hear my Saviour say,
"Strength shall be equal to thy day;"
Then I rejoice in deep distress,
Leaning on all-sufficient grace.
I can do all things or can bear
All suffering, if my Lord be there;
Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains,
While he my sinking head sustains.
I glory in infirmity,
That Christ's own power may rest on me;
When I am weak, then am I strong;
Grace is my shield, and Christ my song.
Our Own Weakness, and Christ Our Strength — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/our-own-weakness-and-christ-our-strength
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Our Own Weakness, and Christ Our Strength?
The words of Our Own Weakness, and Christ Our Strength were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Repentance and Blessedness of Gospel Times.
Is Our Own Weakness, and Christ Our Strength public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1890. 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 Our Own Weakness, and Christ Our Strength?
Our Own Weakness, and Christ Our Strength is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, At Dismission, Life of the Soul and The Effusion of the Spirit; or the Success of the Gospel.