Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
74t The Enquirer
Tune: B. F. White, 1844
Words: Isaac Watts, 1707
Meter: Common Meter Double (8,6,8,6,8,6,8,6)
I’m not ashamed to own my Lord
Or to defend His cause;
Maintain the honor of His word,
The glory of His cross.
Jesus, my God! I know His name;
His name is all my trust;
Nor will He put my soul to shame,
Nor let my hope be lost.
Firm as His throne His promise stands
And He can well secure
What I’ve committed to His hands
Till the decisive hour.
Then will He own my worthless name
Before His Father’s face,
And in the new Jerusalem
Appoint my soul a place.
Or to defend His cause;
Maintain the honor of His word,
The glory of His cross.
Jesus, my God! I know His name;
His name is all my trust;
Nor will He put my soul to shame,
Nor let my hope be lost.
Firm as His throne His promise stands
And He can well secure
What I’ve committed to His hands
Till the decisive hour.
Then will He own my worthless name
Before His Father’s face,
And in the new Jerusalem
Appoint my soul a place.