The Christian — Unfaithfulness Lamented
When, gracious Lord, when shall it be
- No. 576
- Words Charles Wesley.
- Singing key E♭ major
- 3 stanzas
Sung to UXBRIDGE (hymn 624)
Words
⤢ Full screenWhen, gracious Lord, when shall it beThat I shall find my all in thee?The fullness of thy promise prove,The seal of thine eternal love?
Ah! wherefore did I ever doubt?Thou wilt in no wise cast me out,—A helpless soul that comes to theeWith only sin and misery.
Lord, I am blind; be thou my sight:Lord, I am weak; be thou my might:A helper of the helpless be,And let me find my all in thee.
About this hymn
As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «576» (large) in the right column of p. 187, under «Anne Steele.» of hymn 575, with the italic reference line «136, 624, 51.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 136, 624 or 51) beside the number; three stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«3»; «Charles Wesley.» in italics after stanza 3, at the foot of the column. The first word «WHEN» is set in capitals and small capitals. No meter is printed (the text is L. M.). The print sets a thin space before «?», «!», «;» and «:» («thee ?», «love ?», «Ah !», «doubt ?», «blind ;», «sight :», «weak ;», «might :»); it is closed up here. Spelling («fullness»), punctuation (the dash in «out,—») and capitals are the print's.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- The Christian — Unfaithfulness Lamented · No. 576 · printed page 187
- Music
- The hymnal prints no music for this hymn; its words are set here to the music of this tune.
- Checked
- lyrics verified · 2026-10-01
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