Fish the Right

’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

Words: Louisa M. R. Stead · Tune: TRUST IN JESUS, William J. Kirkpatrick

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Organ and orchestra: an introduction, then each of the 4 verses. Tap a verse’s number to start there.
  1. 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,Just to take Him at His word;Just to rest upon His promise;Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord.”
    RefrainJesus, 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;Just in simple faith to plunge me'Neath the healing, cleansing flood!
    RefrainJesus, 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!
  3. Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,Just from sin and self to cease;Just from Jesus simply takingLife, and rest, and joy, and peace.
    RefrainJesus, 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!
  4. I'm so glad I learned to trust Thee,Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;And I know that Thou art with me,Wilt be with me to the end.
    RefrainJesus, 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!

About this hymn

Words
Louisa M. R. Stead, 1882. As printed in The Golden Sheaf (1902), no. 117; capitals as in Revival Praises (1907), no. 32.
Tune
TRUST IN JESUS, William J. Kirkpatrick, 1882.
Harmony
William J. Kirkpatrick, 1882. Score from the Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary. Converted to ABC from the CCEH’s MIDI file and checked note for note against it and its score.
Recordings
Arranged and recorded by Fish the Right, from the harmony above: the melody note for note and every chord the hymnal’s own. Played on the Salamander Grand Piano V3 by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0), with organ, strings, brass and timpani from VSCO 2 Community Edition by Versilian Studios (the organ sampled by Simon Dalzell); drums from Virtuosity Drums and bass from Black And Blue Basses by Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples; pads from GeneralUser GS by S. Christian Collins; made with abcMIDI, sfizz, FluidSynth and FFmpeg.
Rights
Words 1882, tune 1882, setting 1882: all published before 1931, so public domain in the United States. Checked: words (hymnary.org), tune (hymnary.org), harmony (ccel.org).