Scripture Verse

Mary…sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard His word. Luke 10:39

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Our Sab­bath Home Praise Book, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1884), num­ber 141.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick
(1838–1921)

Lyrics

’Twas good to sit at Je­sus’ feet
In Be­tha­ny, dear Be­tha­ny!
And feel His ten­der love so sweet,
In Be­tha­ny, dear Be­tha­ny!

Refrain

If now our faith and pray­ers agree,
Our grate­ful hearts as glad may be
As those that Je­sus came to see
In Be­tha­ny, dear Be­tha­ny!

His wel­come voice with joy they heard
In Be­tha­ny, dear Be­tha­ny!
They trea­sured up each pre­cious word,
In Be­tha­ny, dear Be­tha­ny!

Refrain

Whene’er He came their souls were blest
In Be­tha­ny, dear Be­tha­ny!
His pre­sence left a hal­lowed rest,
In Be­tha­ny, dear Be­tha­ny!

Refrain

O Sav­ior, make these hearts of ours
Thy Be­tha­ny, dear Be­tha­ny!
And grant to us the bal­my show­ers
Of Be­tha­ny, dear Be­tha­ny!

Refrain

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Jesus at Bethany
James Tissot (1836–1902)