1. We give Thee thanks unfeigned,
O Jesus! Friend in need,
For what Thy soul sustained,
When Thou for us didst bleed;
Grant us to lean unshaken
Upon Thy faithfulness;
Until to glory taken,
We see Thee face to face.
2. And O what consolation
Doth in our hearts take place,
While we Thy toil and passion
Do joyfully retrace!
Ah! should we, while thus musing
On our Redeemer’s cross,161
E’en life itself be losing,
Great gain would be that loss.