Verse 1

Let me but hear my Saviour say,

“Strength shall be equal to the day,”

Then I rejoice in all distress,

Leaning on His sufficient grace.

Verse 2

I glory in infirmity,

That Christ’s own power may rest on me;

When I am weak, then am I strong,

Grace is my shield, and Christ my song.

Verse 3

But if the Lord be once withdrawn,

And we attempt the work alone,

When new temptations spring and rise,

We find how great our weakness is.

Verse 4

I can do all things, or can bear

All suffering, if my Lord be there:

Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains,

While His kind hand my soul sustains.