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Expression 125

The Sacred Harp, 2012 Revised Cooper Edition

Composer: The Sacred Harp, 1844
Alto: William Riley McCoy, 1902
Poet: Caleb Jarvis Taylor, 1804
Meter: 11s (11,11,11,11)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
O Jesus, my Savior, I know Thou art mine,
For Thee all the pleasures of earth I resign;
Of objects most pleasing, I love Thee the best,
Without Thee I'm wretched, but with Thee I'm bless'd.
O JESUS my Savior I know thou art mine;, Stanza 1
2
Thou art my rich treasure, my joy and my love,
None richer possessed by the angels above;
For Thee all the pleasures of sense I forego;
And wander a pilgrim, despised below.
O JESUS my Savior I know thou art mine;, Stanza 2
3
Thy Spirit first taught me to know I was blind,
And taught me the way of salvation to find.
For when I was sinking in dreadful despair,
My Jesus relieved me and bid me not fear.
O JESUS my Savior I know thou art mine;, Stanza 3