1 JESUS, I have promised If Thou art by my side, 2 O let me feel Thee near me, The world is ever near; Around me and within; 30 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. 4 O Jesus, Thou hast promised To all who follow Thee That where Thou art in glory There shall Thy servant be; And, Jesus, I have promised To serve Thee to the end; O give me grace to follow My Master and my Friend. John E. Bode, 1869 SPANISH HYMN Six 7s. Arr. by Benjamin Carr, 1826 When Thy soldiers take their swords, When they speak the solemn words, 264 4 When they kneel be fore Thee here, Feeling Thee, their Father, near; These Thy children, Lord, de fend; To their help Thy Spirit send. A-men. 1 WHEN Thy soldiers take their swords, When they speak the solemn words, When they kneel before Thee here, Feeling Thee, their Father, near; These Thy children, Lord, defend; 2 When the world's sharp strife is nigh, 3 When their hearts are lifted high When they feel the conqueror's pride; These Thy children, Lord, defend; 4 When the vows that they have made, When the prayers that they have prayed, Shall be fading from their hearts; 5 Through life's conflict guard us all, Frances M. Owen, c. 1872 |