My Faith Looks Up To Thee

 

My faith looks up to Thee,

Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine;

Now hear me while I pray,

Take all my guilt away,

O let me from this day, 

Be wholly Thine.

Illustration by Eloise Wilkin

May Thy rich grace impart

Strength to my fainting heart,

My zeal inspire;

As Thou hast died for me,

O may my love to Thee

Pure, warm, and changeless be,

A living fire.

While life's dark maze I tread,

And grief's around me spread,

Be Thou my Guide;

Bid darkness turn today

Wipe sorrow's tears away,

Nor let me ever stray

From Thee aside.

When ends life's transient dream,

When death's cold, sullen stream

Shall o'er me roll, Blest Savior,

then, in love, 

Fear and distrust remove;

O bear me safe above,

A ransomed soul.

Amen

"My Faith Looks Up To Thee"
(1839)
Reverend Ray Palmer
(1808-1887)
American pastor and hymn writer