I en­tered once a home of care,
For age and pen­ury were there,
Yet peace and joy with­al;
I asked the lone­ly mo­ther whence
Her help­less wi­dow­hood’s de­fense;
She told me, Christ is all.

Refrain

Christ is all, all in all,
Yes, Christ is all in all;
Christ is all, all in all,
Yes, Christ is all in all;

I stood beside a dy­ing bed,
Where lay a child with ach­ing head,
Waiting for Je­sus’ call;
I marked his smile, ’twas sweet as May;
And as his spir­it passed away,
He whis­pered, Christ is all.

Refrain

I saw a mar­tyr at the stake,
The flames could not his cour­age shake,
Nor death his soul ap­pall;
I asked him whence his strength was giv’n;
He looked tri­um­phant­ly to Heav’n,
And answered, Christ is all.

Refrain

Then come to Christ, O come to­day,
The Fa­ther, Son, and Spir­it say,
The Bride re­peats the call;
For He will cleanse your guil­ty stains,
His love will soothe your wea­ry pains,
For Christ is all in all.

Refrain

I dreamed that hoa­ry Time had fled,
And earth and sea gave up their dead,
A fire dis­solved this ball;
I saw the Church’s ran­somed throng,
I heard the bur­den of their song,
’Twas Christ is all in all.

Refrain

Then come to Christ, oh! come to­day,
The Fa­ther, Son and Spir­it say;
The Bride re­peats the call;
For He will cleanse your guil­ty stains,
His love will soothe your wea­ry pains;
For Christ is all in all.

Refrain