Classic Christian Hymns · Public-domain text

I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious head

John Newton · 1779

Source: Olney Hymns

Stanza 1

"I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious head,
(May we attention give)
The resurrection of the dead,
The life of all that live.

Stanza 2

By faith in me, the soul receives
New life, though dead before;
And he that in my name believes,
Shall live, to die no more.

Stanza 3

The sinner, sleeping in his grave,
Shall at my voice awake;
And when I once begin to save,
My work I ne'er forsake."

Stanza 4

Fulfill thy promise, gracious LORD,
On us assembled here,
Put forth thy Spirit with the word,
And cause the dead to hear.

Stanza 5

Preserve the pow'r of faith alive,
In those who love thy name;
145 For sin and Satan daily strive
To quench the sacred flame.

Stanza 6

Thy pow'r and mercy first prevailed
From death to set us free;
And often since our life had failed,
If not renewed by thee.

Stanza 7

To thee we look, to thee we bow;
To thee, for help, we call;
Our life and resurrection thou,
Our hope, our joy, our all.