Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Guidance and Protection

O Lamb of God! still keep me

  • No. 786
  • Metre 7s & 6s. D.
  • Tune Webb
  • Words James G. Deck.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O Lamb of God! still keep meNear to thy wounded side;'Tis only there in safetyAnd peace I can abide!What foes and snares surround me,What doubts and fears within!The grace that sought and found me,Alone can keep me clean.

2

'Tis only in thee hidingI know my life secure—Only in thee abiding,The conflict can endure:Thine arm the victory gainethO'er every hateful foe;Thy love my heart sustainethIn all its care and woe.

3

Soon shall my eyes behold thee,With rapture, face to face;One half hath not been told meOf all thy power and grace:Thy beauty, Lord, and glory,The wonders of thy love,Shall be the endless storyOf all the saints above.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «786», then in italics and brackets «[Tune, Webb, No. 833.]» (sing to the tune WEBB, hymn 833), then «7s & 6s.» in bold followed by «D.» in small capitals (= double). Three numbered stanzas in the right column of p. 258 below the end of hymn 785, «James G. Deck.» in italics at the end. In stanza 1 «LAMB» is set in capitals and small capitals after a plain capital «O». The print sets a thin space before «;», «!» and «:» («God !», «side ;», «abide !», «within !», «endure :», «foe ;», «face ;», «grace :»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophes are written straight («'Tis», «O'er»). Lines 2, 4, 6 and 8 of each stanza are indented in the print. 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 — Guidance and Protection · No. 786 · printed page 258
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02