| Song | Long Did I Toil And Knew |
| Content Description | Enter into the message of “Long Did I Toil and Knew,” a reflective hymn that speaks of human effort and the peace found only in Christ’s grace. The lyrics contrast the struggle of self-righteousness with the freedom of salvation through Jesus. Often used in devotional worship, this hymn invites believers to let go of striving and rest in God’s finished work. As you explore Long Did I Toil and Knew lyrics, you are led into a deeper understanding of grace, forgiveness, and spiritual rest in Christ alone |
| Album | Hymns For Lent |
| Genre | Traditional Christian Hymns |
| Writer(s) | Henry Francis Lyte |
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| Tags | hymn, gospel, grace, Jesus, salvation, worship, devotion |
| Theme(s) | Grace, Salvation, Rest, Faith, Redemption |
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Long Did I Toil, And Knew No Earthly Rest,
Far Did I Rove, And Found No Certain Home;
At Last I Sought Them In His Sheltering Breast,
Who Opens His Arms, And Bids The Weary Come:
With Him I Found A Home, A Rest Divine,
And Since Then I Am His, And He Is Mine.
The Good I Have Is From His Stores Supplied,
The Ill Is Only What He Deems The Best;
He For My Friend, I’m Rich With Naught Beside,
And Poor Without Him, Though Of All Possessed:
Changes May Come, I Take, Or I Resign,
Content, While I Am His, While He Is Mine.
Whatever May Change, In Him No Change Is Seen,
A Glorious Sun That Wanes Not Nor Declines,
Above The Clouds And Storms He Walks Serene,
And On His People’s Inward Darkness Shines:
All May Depart, I Fret Not, Nor Repine,
While I My Saviour’s Am, While He Is Mine.
While Here, Alas! I Know But Half His Love,
But Half Discern Him, And But Half Adore;
But When I Meet Him In The Realms Above,
I Hope To Love Him Better, Praise Him More,
And Feel, And Tell, Amid The Choir Divine,
How Fully I Am His, And He Is Mine.
