Scripture Verse

He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last. Revelation 1:17

Introduction

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), Vol­ume 2, num­ber 827.

Music: Ab­er­ys­twyth (Par­ry) Jo­seph Par­ry, 1876. First pub­lished in Ed­ward Ste­phens’ Ail Lyfr To­nau ac Emynau, 1879 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Joseph Parry (1841–1903)

Lyrics

What but Thy right hand of pow­er,
Power dis­played in per­fect love,
Can my con­fi­dence re­store,
Can my tor­tur­ing fear re­move?
Lord, in this poor gro­vel­ing soul
Now Thy Spi­rit’s pow­er ex­ert,
Now my un­be­lief con­trol,
Purify and calm my heart.

Master, at Thy feet I wait
Thy re­viv­ing voice to hear:
Raise me to my first es­tate,
Show Thy­self the Fini­sh­er,
Perfect what Thou hast be­gun,
And when all my griefs are past,
And when all my work is done,
Glorify my soul at last.