Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Comfort and Encouragement

Christian, wherefore yield to sadness?

  • No. 712
  • Metre 8s & 7s. D.
  • Tune Ellesdie
  • Words Anon.
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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Christian, wherefore yield to sadness?Fix thy heart and hopes above;Look to Jesus, and with gladnessTrust his gracious, pardoning love.Trials here will sorely press thee,Let thy trust on him be stayed:He will cheer, and guide, and bless thee,With his ever-present aid.

2

Think how kind, how condescending!Jesus calls himself thy Friend;From his throne in glory bending,He will every prayer attend.He will never, never leave thee,Through thy pilgrim days below;Then, at last, he will receive thee,And a crown of life bestow.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «712» (large) at the head of the right column of p. 232, beside the end of hymn 711's text, then in italics and square brackets «[Tune, Ellesdie, No. 499.]» (sing to the tune ELLESDIE, hymn 499), then «8s & 7s. D.» in bold at the right (the «D.» in small capitals). Two numbered stanzas of eight lines, numbered «1»–«2» without periods (written «1.»–«2.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); the even lines are indented as printed. «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned, at the end. The first word «CHRISTIAN» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Christian» here). The print sets a thin space before «?», «;», «:» and «!» («sadness ?», «above ;», «stayed :», «condescending !», «Friend ;», «below ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («ever-present»), punctuation and capitals («Friend») 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. 712 · printed page 232
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02