NCH 239 — Jesus, gentlest Saviour!

NCH 239

Jesus, gentlest Saviour!

Hymn Text

Verse 1

Jesus, gentlest Saviour!
God of might and pow'r!
thou thyself art dwelling
in us at this hour.

Verse 2

Nature cannot hold thee,
Heav’n is all too strait
For thine endless glory
And thy royal state.

Verse 3

Out beyond the shining
Of the furthest star,
Thou art ever stretching
Infinitely far.

Verse 4

Yet the hearts of children
Hold what worlds cannot,
and the God of wonders
Loves the lowly spot.

Verse 5

As men to their gardens
Go to seek sweet flow’rs,
In our hearts, dear Jesus
Seeks them at all hours.

Verse 6

Jesus, gentlest Saviour!
Thou art in us now
Fill us full of goodness
Till our hearts o’erflow.

Verse 7

Pray the pray'r within us
That to heav’n shall rise,
Sing the song that angels
Sing above the skies.

Verse 8

Multiply our graces,
Chiefly love and fear,
Ah, dear Lord! the chiefest
Grace to persevere.

Verse 9

Oh, how can we thank Thee
For a gift like this?
Gift that truly maketh
Heav'n's eternal bliss.

Verse 10

Ah! When wilt Thou always
Make our hearts Thy house!
We must wait for Heaven
Thou the day will come

Verse 11

Now at least we'll keep Thee
All the time we may,
But Thy grace and blessing
we will keep always.

Verse 12

When our hearts Thou leavest,
Worthless though they be,
Give them to Thy Mother
to be kept for thee.