Christ Is All
Authors: W.A. Williams • Composers: W.A. Williams • Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6. with refrain • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain • Bible References: 1 Peter 2:7
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1. I entered once a home of care,
For age and penury were there,
Yet peace and joy withal;
I asked the lonely mother whence
Her helpless widowhood’s defense,
She told me “Christ was all.”
Chorus:
Christ is all, all in all,
Yes, Christ is all in all:
Christ is all, all in all,
Yes, Christ is all in all.
2. I stood beside a dying bed,
Where lay a child with aching head,
Waiting for Jesus’ call;
I marked his smile ’twas sweet as May,
And as his spirit passed away,
He whispered “Christ is all.”
3. I saw the martyr at the stake,
The flames could not his courage shake,
Nor death his soul appal,
I asked him whence his strength was given,
He looked triumphantly to heaven,
And answered “Christ is all.”
4. I saw the gospel herald go,—
To Afric’s sand and Greenland’s snow,
To save from Satan’s thrall,
Nor home nor life he counted dear,
‘Midst wants and perils owned no fear,
He felt that “Christ is all.”
5. I dream’d that hoary time had fled,
And earth and sea gave up their dead,
A fire dissolved this ball,
I saw the church’s ransomed throng,
I heard the burden of their song,
‘Twas “Christ is all in all.”
6. Then come to Christ, oh, come today,
The Father, Son and Spirit say;
The Bride repeats the call,
For he will cleanse your guilty stains,
His love will soothe your weary pains,
For “Christ is all in all.”