O Jesus, I have promised - Ferguson, William Harold

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◈ Genre / Form Hymns

♯ Key A major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SAB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate (Grade 3-4)

↕ Range E2 – D5

¶ Language → English

Measures 20

Texture mixed texture

Parts 3

Instruments SAB

Pages 1

CPDL # 62789

Editor Andrew Sims

Posted 2021-02-09

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♫Pitch Ranges

Midi_74

E2 – F#4

¶Lyrics / Text

O Jesus, I have promised to serve thee to the end; be thou for ever near me, my Master and my Friend: I shall not fear the battle if thou art by my side, nor wander from the pathway if thou wilt be my guide. O let me feel thee near me: the world is ever near; I see the sights that dazzle, the tempting sounds I hear; my foes are ever near me, around me and within; but, Jesus, draw thou nearer, and shield my soul from sin. O let me hear thee speaking in accents clear and still, above the storms of passion, the murmurs of self-will; O speak to reassure me, to hasten or control; O speak, and make me listen, thou guardian of my soul. O Jesus, thou hast promised to all who follow thee, that where thou art in glory there shall thy servant be; and, Jesus, I have promised to serve thee to the end: O give me grace to follow, my Master and my Friend. O let me see thy foot-marks, and in them plant mine own; my hope to follow duly is in thy strength alone: O guide me, call me, draw me, uphold me to the end; and then in heaven receive me, my Saviour and my Friend.