1 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
and to take him at his word;
just to rest upon his promise,
and to know, "Thus saith the Lord."
Refrain:
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him!
How I've proved him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust him more!
2 O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
just to trust his cleansing blood;
and in simple faith to plunge me
neath the healing, cleansing flood! [Refrain]
3 Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
just from sin and self to cease;
just from Jesus simply taking
life and rest, and joy and peace. [Refrain]
Louisa M. R. Stead
The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition
<idle musing>
I was surprised to find that this only occurs in about 450 hymnals. Granted, the theology isn't very deep, but it's a solid gospel hymn. We could use more people trusting in the final verse, "from sin and self to cease," that's for sure! Especially in our narcissistic world of social media.
You should take the time to read the biography of the author.
</idle musing>
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