613
O Jesus, my Redeemer
Verse 1
O Jesus, my Redeemer,
Thou art my joy and song,
My Saviour and my solace
When griefs around me throng.
Thou art my joy and song,
My Saviour and my solace
When griefs around me throng.
Refrain
O Jesus, my Redeemer,
My song shall be of Thee;
No other friend so constant,
No friend so dear to me.
My song shall be of Thee;
No other friend so constant,
No friend so dear to me.
Verse 2
Thou art my hope and comfort
Through all the weary years,
When shadows dark surround me,
When fall the bitter tears.
Through all the weary years,
When shadows dark surround me,
When fall the bitter tears.
Verse 3
I trust in Thee, my Saviour,
My faithful Friend and Guide;
For Thou to me art dearer
Than all on earth beside.
My faithful Friend and Guide;
For Thou to me art dearer
Than all on earth beside.
Verse 4
My song and my rejoicing
While in this world of sin,
My song and my rejoicing
The heavenly gates within.
While in this world of sin,
My song and my rejoicing
The heavenly gates within.
Horatius Bonar, a Scottish hymnist, wrote this hymn as a declaration of Christ's redemptive work.