Scripture Verse

Those that seek Me early shall find Me. Proverbs 8:17

Introduction

portrait
Eliza E. Hewitt (1851–1920)

Words: Eli­za E. Hew­itt, in The Young Peo­ple’s Hym­nal (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Pub­lish­ing House, Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Church, South, 1890).

Music: John R. Swe­ney (🔊 pdf nwc).

portrait
John Sweney (1837–1899)

Lyrics

Life wears a dif­fer­ent face to me,
Since I found my Sav­ior;
Rich mer­cy at the cross I see,
My dy­ing, liv­ing Sav­ior.

Refrain

Golden sun­beams round me play;
Jesus turns my night to day;
Heaven seems not far away,
Since I found my Sav­ior.

He sought me in His won­drous love,
So I found my Sav­ior;
He brought sal­va­tion from above,
My dear, al­migh­ty Sav­ior.

Refrain

The pass­ing clouds may in­ter­vene,
Since I found my Sav­ior;
But He is with me, though un­seen,
My ev­er pre­sent Sav­ior.

Refrain

A strong hand kind­ly holds my own,
Since I found my Sav­ior;
It leads me on­ward to the throne,
Oh, there I’ll see my Sav­ior!

Refrain