"Jesus, I Will Trust Thee"

Mary Jane Deck Walker wrote the lyrics for “Jesus, I Will Trust Thee” and had it published in 1855 in her husband’s hymnal called Psalms and Hymns for Public and Social Worship. Her brother, James George Deck, is a well-known hymnist who lived in New Zealand. Several of Mary Jane Walker’s hymns, such as “Jesus I Will Trust Thee,” appeared as leaflets.

Ira David Sankey set to music the leaflet hymn “Jesus I Will Trust Thee” in 1855. Sankey was a famous evangelist Gospel singer and became a very good friend of Dwight L. Moody’s. The two of them were together at an evangelical meeting in Chicago when the Great Fire occurred. They both barely escaped with their lives.

“Jesus, I Will Trust Thee”

Jesus, I will trust Thee, trust Thee with my soul;
Guilty, lost, and helpless, Thou canst make me whole.
There is none in Heaven or on earth like Thee:
Thou hast died for sinners—therefore Lord for me.

Refrain

In Thy love confiding I will seek Thy face,
Worship and adore Thee, for Thy wondrous grace.
Jesus, I will trust Thee, trust Thee with my soul;
Guilty, lost and helpless, Thou canst make me whole.

Jesus, I can trust Thee, trust Thy written Word,
Since Thy voice of mercy I have often heard,
When Thy Spirit teacheth, to my taste how sweet—
Only may I hearken, sitting at Thy feet.

Refrain

Jesus, I do trust Thee, trust Thee without doubt;
“Whosoever cometh, Thou wilt not cast out,”
Faithful is Thy promise, precious is Thy blood—
These my soul’s salvation, Thou my Savior God!

Refrain

It is supposed that Sankey or a friend of his came across the leaflet hymn “Jesus, I Will Trust Thee” while visiting England for a brief time.

“Jesus, I Will Trust Thee”

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