Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
483 Eternal Light
Words: Isaac Watts, 1707
Music: H. N. McGraw, 1960
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 He will 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 He will own my worthless name
Before His Father’s face,
And in the new Jerusalem
Appoint my soul a place.