"I Am Trusting Thee, Lord, Jesus"

Composer Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) wrote “I Am Trusting Thee, Lord, Jesus” in 1874. The words were published in Loyal Responses in 1878. She was the daughter of the English hymnist and composer, William Havergal. She was apparently a very bright young woman, reading at the age of four and writing poetry at seven. When she died, she was found with the words to “I Am Trusting Thee, Lord, Jesus” in her pocket. It was apparently her favorite hymn.

Ethelbert W. Bulliger (1837-1913) set the words of “I Am Trusting Thee, Lord, Jesus” to music in the same year Havergal wrote it. He was a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral. He received an Honorary D.D. from the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1881. To become a composer, he studied music under the famous William Monk, the first musical editor of Hymns Ancient and Modern,which survived several editions and sold over 60 million copies.

“I Am Trusting Thee, Lord, Jesus”

I am trusting Thee, Lord, Jesus,
Trusting only Thee;
Trusting Thee for full salvation,
Great and free.

I am trusting Thee for pardon;
At Thy feet I bow;
For Thy grace and tender mercy,
Trusting now.

I am trusting Thee for cleansing
In the crimson flood;
Trusting Thee to make me holy
By Thy blood.

I am trusting Thee to guide me;
Thou alone shalt lead;
Every day and hour supplying
All my need.

I am trusting Thee for power,
Thine can never fail;
Words which Thou Thyself shalt give me
Must prevail.

I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus;
Never let me fall;
I am trusting Thee forever,
And for all.

Both composers of “I Am Trusting Thee, Lord, Jesus” were avid students of Latin, Greek, Hebrew and the Bible.

“I Am Trusting Thee, Lord, Jesus”

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