Hymn 816 – JESUS Thou my Lord my King | C&S English Hymnary

1. JESUS Thou my Lord my King In Thee rest I all my trust In this world none that I have Beside Thee my Royal King Thus vindicate me oh Lord Vanquish‘d let all my foes be Grant me joy and victory Through my sojourn here on earth. 2. Give me Thine grace Lord I plead Make me fit Thine own to be Me un-equalled by my foes Make my life rosy I plead Thou who did for Queen Esther Made her life rosy to her Turn my life so rosy be The plans of my foes abort. 3. Make me prevail Lord I plead Thou prime of all pow’rs and strength Impact of the foes to naught Lord before Thine pow'r divine Thus my Great God Creator Subdue all my foes I plead From my foes Thine rest me grant From troubles I may prevail. 4. Thou art been from ages past Thou art before creation Thus my Christ Jesus Saviour All Thine affections reveal That may I thus experience Thine glory Lord and Thine strength That the world may thus behold Thou art all encompassing power. 5. Encapsulate me with Thine grace With Thine glory rne surround Thine divine strength my refuge be Thine name my refuge I plead Thus far that Thine I may be Shield me from all glare and snares From the devil, me protect My life with joy fill I plead. 6. When I in heaven appear In Thine bossom let me be By Thine right side let me be On Thine reverred throne make me fit Then my heart with joy be filled In Thy glory eternal; In divine joy eternal In unfadding grace Oh Lord AMEN