The Army and Navy Hymnal/Hymns/Jesus, and Shall It Ever Be

by Joseph Grigg and Benjamin Francis(Federal Street by Henry Kemble Oliver)

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Jesus, and Shall It Ever Be

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(FEDERAL STREET. L. M.)

Henry K. Oliver, 1832

Joseph Grigg, 1765

1. Jesus, and shall it ever be,
   A mortal man ashamed of thee?
   Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise,
   Whose glories shine thro' endless days ?
   
2. Ashamed of Jesus ! sooner far
   Let evening blush to own a star
   He sheds the beams of light divine
   O'er this benighted soul of mine.
   
3. Till then, nor is my boasting vain,
   Till then I boast a Saviour slain ;
   And may this my glory be,
   That Christ is not ashamed of me. Amen.