Scripture Verse

The exceeding riches of His grace. Ephesians 2:7

Introduction

Words: Cor­rie E. M. Hat­cher, in Truth in Song (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Cla­ra H. Scott, 1896), num­ber 19.

Music: Ha­ne­da Ab­el Fiske, 1896 (🔊 pdf nwc). We spe­cu­late this com­pos­er may be Abel Fiske Jones, the mu­sic teach­er fa­ther of Cla­ra Scott.

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Hat­cher or Fiske (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Peace I have most full and free,
Peace from simp­ly trust­ing Thee,
Joy se­rene I hold all day,
When I fol­low Christ, the way.

Love di­vine in­clud­ing all,
From the great­est to the small,
Can be mine in that de­gree
That I let it shine thro’ me.

Safe from fears am I and whole,
Thro’ the Christ with­in my soul,
Rest I have in ev­ery thing,
When to Thee I close­ly cling.

Satisfaction, full, com­plete,
Fills me with its frag­rance sweet,
Health of bo­dy and of mind
In the liv­ing Christ I find.