Scripture Verse

Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings. Psalm 17:8

Introduction

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Gottfried Fink (1783–1846)

Words: Charles Wes­ley (1707–1788), in the Wes­ley ma­nu­scripts.

Music: Beth­le­hem (Fink) Gott­fried W. Fink, 1842 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Whom Je­sus’ blood doth sanc­ti­fy,
Need nei­ther sin nor fear;
Hid in our Sav­ior’s hand we lie,
And laugh at dan­ger near.
His guard­ian hand doth hold, prot­ect,
And save, by ways un­known,
The lit­tle flock, the saints elect,
Who trust in Him alone.

Our pro­phet, priest, and king, to Thee
We joy­ful­ly sub­mit;
And learn, in meek hu­mi­lity,
Our les­son at Thy feet.
Spirit and life Thy words im­part,
And bless­ings from ab­ove;
And drop, in ev­ery list­en­ing heart
The man­na of Thy love.