Must-read lyrics

Some sick kind of music snobbery makes me avoid compound meter hymns like the plague. Why do I think 17th and 18th century Christians are cooler than other Christians? This 6/8 hymn, which we sung Sunday night, blew me out of the water. I like how it incorporates Biblical narrative, which is not necessarily common except in kid's Sunday School songs.

O how sweet the glorious message

simple faith may claim;

Yesterday, today, forever,

Jesus is the same!

Still he loves to save the sinful,

heal the sick and lame,

cheer the mourner, calm the tempest -

Glory to his name!

Yesterday, today, forever, Jesus is the same; All may change but Jesus never - Glory to His name, Glory to His name, Glory to His name; All may change but Jesus never - Glory to His name!

He who pardoned erring Peter

Never need'st thou fear

He who came to faithless Thomas

All thy doubt will clear;

He who let the loved disciple On His bosom rest

Bids the still, with love as tender,

Lean upon His breast.

Yesterday, today, forever, Jesus is the same; All may change but Jesus never - Glory to His name, Glory to His name, Glory to His name; All may change but Jesus never - Glory to His name!

He who 'mid the raging billows

walked upon the sea

Still can hush our wildest tempest

as on Galilee;

He who wept and prayed in anguish

in Gethsemene

Drinks with us each cup of trembling,

in our agony.

Yesterday, today, forever, Jesus is the same; All may change but Jesus never - Glory to His name, Glory to His name, Glory to His name; All may change but Jesus never - Glory to His name!

As of old He walked to Emmaus,

with them to abide,

So thru all life's way He walketh,

ever near our side;

Soon again shall we behold Him,

Hasten, Lord, the day!

But 'twill still be "this same Jesus"

as He went away.

Yesterday, today, forever, Jesus is the same; All may change but Jesus never - Glory to His name, Glory to His name, Glory to His name; All may change but Jesus never - Glory to His name!