Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Comfort and Encouragement

When languor and disease invade

  • No. 701
  • Words Augustus M. Toplady.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

When languor and disease invadeThis trembling house of clay,'T is sweet to look beyond my pain,And long to fly away;—

2

Sweet on his faithfulness to rest,Whose love can never end;Sweet on his covenant of graceFor all things to depend;—

3

Sweet, in the confidence of faith,To trust his firm decrees;Sweet to lie passive in his hands,And know no will but his.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «701» (large) at the foot of the right column of p. 228, below hymn 700, with the reference line «399, 889, 669.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 399, 889 or 669); three stanzas numbered «1»–«3» (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book), with «Augustus M. Toplady.» in italics after stanza 3. The first word is set «WHEN» — «W» full capital, «HEN» in small capitals; written in ordinary type here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print (line 3 of stanza 1, «'T is sweet…», starts with a hanging apostrophe). The print sets a thin space before «;» («away ;—», «end ;», «depend ;—», «decrees ;»); it is closed up here, and the apostrophe of «'T is» is written straight, with the space between «T» and «is» as printed. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6, like the referenced tunes). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Comfort and Encouragement · No. 701 · printed page 228
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02