Christ to my heart true joy can give,

Christ who was born that I might live;

He saves me from the pains of hell,

He deigns e’en here with me to dwell,

And, when from earth I wing my flight,

Will take me to Himself in light.

Jesus! thy name alone hath power

To cheer me in affliction’s hour;

If Thou dost in my soul abide,

I ask for nought on earth beside:

Thou art my Fortress, Tower, and Rock,

My strong Defence in every shock.

When soul and body both shall fail,

No terrors shall my mind assail;

For Thou shalt be my Hope and Stay,

My Saviour in that solemn day:

Through Thee I’m victor in the strife,

And find in death the gate of life.