Worship — Opening Hymns
Jesus, we look to thee
- No. 11
- Metre S. M.
- Tune ST. THOMAS.
- Words Charles Wesley.
- Music George F. Handel.
- Key G major
- Singing key F major
- Time 2/2
- 4 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenJesus, we look to thee,
Thy promised presence claim;
Thou in the midst of us shalt be,
Assembled in thy name.
Thy name salvation is,
Which here we come to prove;
Thy name is life, and health, and peace,
And everlasting love.
Not in the name of pride
Or selfishness we meet;
From nature's paths we turn aside,
And worldly thoughts forget.
We meet the grace to take
Which thou hast freely given;
We meet on earth for thy dear sake,
That we may meet in heaven.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: hymn number «11», tune name «ST. THOMAS. S. M.» centred over the music, «GEORGE F. HANDEL.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Je-». Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «151, 266, 80,» (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 151, 266 or 80; the line ends with a comma in the print). «Charles Wesley.» in italics after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before «;» («prove ;», «meet ;», «given ;»); it is closed up here and kept in `lyrics_syllables.txt` where it occurs under the staves. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Opening Hymns · No. 11 · printed page 10
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-25
