Whene’er I Look into Thy Word

Whene’er I look in­to Thy word

And read about my dear­est Lord

The friend of sin­ful man

And trace my Sav­ior’s foot­steps there;

What hum­ble love

what ho­ly fear

Through all His con­duct ran!

If I re­gard the match­less grace

He showed unto the hu­man race

How He for them be­came

A poor so­journ­er here be­low

Oppressed by pain and sor­row too

I can’t but love His name.

And when I view His love to God

Those steps in which the Sav­ior trod

I long to tread them too;

I long to be in­spired with zeal

To exe­cute my Fa­ther’s will

As Je­sus used to do.

I read

that He on du­ty bent

To lone­ly plac­es oft­en went

To seek His Fa­ther there:

The ear­ly morn and dewy ground

Can wit­ness

they the Sav­ior found

Engaged in fer­vent pray­er.

And did my Sav­ior use to pray

Before the light un­veiled the day;

And shall I back­ward be?

No

dear­est Lord

for­bid the thought

Help me to fight as Je­sus fought

Each foe that hin­ders me.

And you

my friends

who love His name

Who love to imi­tate the Lamb

And more of Je­sus know;

Come let us all sur­round His throne

And see what bless­ings on His own

Our Sav­ior will be­stow.

Though fears be great

temp­ta­tions strong

And though we oft have wait­ed long

Perhaps He may de­sign

This morn to give each soul to see

And say with Paul

He died for me

And my Re­deem­er’s mine.

Now cheer­ful we’ll be­gin to pray

That He will wash our sins away

In His aton­ing blood;

That He His bless­ing may be­stow

And give each sin­ner here to know

That he’s a child of God.