Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Adoration of Christ

My Saviour! my almighty Friend

  • No. 115
  • Words Isaac Watts.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

My Saviour! my almighty Friend,
When I begin thy praise,
Where will the growing numbers end,
The numbers of thy grace?

2

Thou art my everlasting trust;
Thy goodness I adore;
And, since I knew thy graces first,
I speak thy glories more.

3

Sweet is thy speech with heavenly grace,
Thy form divinely fair;
There's none of all the mortal race
Can e'er with thee compare

4

My feet shall travel all the length
Of the celestial road,
And march with courage, in thy strength,
To see my Father God.

5

How will my lips rejoice to tell
The victories of my King!
My soul, redeemed from sin and hell,
Shall thy salvation sing.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «115», reference line «227, 546, 147.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 227, 546 or 147; the middle number is read 546 although it looks like «646» at a glance — see uncertainties.md, item 1); stanzas 1–2 at the foot of the left column of p. 42 below hymn 114, stanzas 3–5 at the top of the right column, «Isaac Watts.» in italics at the end. The first word is in ordinary type (no small capitals). The print sets a thin space before «!», «?» and «;» («Saviour !», «grace ?», «trust ;», «adore ;», «fair ;», «King !»); it is closed up here. Stanza 3 ends «compare» with no punctuation, as printed. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Adoration of Christ · No. 115 · printed page 42
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30