Thou Art, O Christ, the Light and Life

Thou art

O Christ

the light and life

Of all my soul’s as­pir­ing hope

Without that life in dai­ly strife

I could not dare with sin to cope.

I have not strength to stand alone

When storms of doubt and fears as­sail;

But Thou

yea

Thou

and Thou alone

Must o’er my doubts and fears pre­vail.

I have not cour­age to re­sist

When Sa­tan’s hosts at­tack me sore;

I must on Thee alone sub­sist

Till sin and sor­row reign no more.

And when

in that bright realm above

I see Thee ev­er face to face

I’ll breathe the frag­rance of Thy love

I’ll sing the won­der of Thy grace.