Scripture Verse

The love of Christ, which passeth knowledge. Ephesians 3:19

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Songs of Love and Praise No. 3, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney, Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick & Hen­ry L. Gil­mour (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1896).

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick
(1838–1921)

Lyrics

There is con­stant joy abid­ing
In Christ my Lord and king;
Of His love that pass­eth know­ledge
My heart and tongue shall sing.

Refrain

He is all in all to me,
And my song of songs shall be,
Hallelujah, O my Sav­ior,
I am trust­ing on­ly Thee.

When my path is veiled in sha­dows,
And clouds above me roll,
I can smile amid the tem­pest,
His glo­ry fills my soul.

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I can see His bow of pro­mise
Through tears and tri­als deep;
I can hear His voice like mu­sic,
That lulls my care to sleep.

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I shall yet be­hold and praise Him,
And dwell in per­fect peace
In the gold­en land of beau­ty,
Where cloud and wave shall cease.

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