Hymn

Wants

Metre 6.6.8.6. D

Jesus, my strength, my hope,

On Thee I cast my care;

With humble confidence look up,

And know Thou hear'st my prayer.

Give me on Thee to wait,

Till I can all things do;

On Thee, Almighty to create,

Almighty to renew.

Give me a true regard,

A single, steady aim,

Unmoved by threatening or reward,

To Thee and Thy great Name;

A jealous, just concern

For Thine immortal praise;

A pure desire that all may learn

And glorify Thy grace.

I rest upon Thy Word;

The promise is for me;

My succor and salvation, Lord,

Shall surely come from Thee:

But let me still abide,

Nor from my hope remove,

Till Thou my patient spirit guide

Into Thy perfect love.

Wants — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/wants

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote Wants?

The words of Wants were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Perfect Purification and Awake! O Church of God, Awake!

Is Wants 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 Wants?

Wants is in Short Metre Double (6.6.8.6 D). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Commit Thou All Thy Griefs, I Was A Wandering Sheep and Thou Art Gone Up On High.