Scripture Verse

I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. Philippians 3:8

Introduction

Words: Ar­thur T. Rus­sell, 1851.

Music: Mei­ri­on­nydd Will­iam F. Lloyd, in Ca­nia­dau Sei­on, ed­it­ed by R. Mills, 1840 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Rus­sell or Lloyd (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

O Je­sus, we ad­ore Thee,
Upon the cross, our king!
We bow our hearts be­fore Thee,
Thy gra­cious name we sing.
That name hath brought sal­va­tion,
That name in life our stay,
Our peace, our con­so­la­tion,
When life shall fade away.

Yet doth the world dis­dain Thee,
Still pass­ing by the cross;
Lord, may our hearts re­tain Thee;
All else we count but loss.
Ah, Lord, our sins a­rraigned Thee,
And nailed Thee to the tree;
Our pride, our Lord, dis­dained Thee;
Yet deign our Hope to be.

O glo­ri­ous King, we bless Thee,
No long­er pass Thee by;
O Je­sus, we con­fess Thee
The Son en­throned on high.
Lord, grant to us re­mis­sion;
Life through Thy death re­store;
Yea, grant us fru­ition
Of life for­ev­er­more.