SONG of my praise, O Son of Man,
Our minstrel strains shall swell
With ringing notes to tell Thy ways,
For Thou dost all things well:
For Thou dost all things well, we sing
With flowing melody,
And voice Thy praise in joyful lays—
Redeemed by grace are we!
LIGHT of my life, O Son of Man,
Upon the steep incline
Of Hope’s rough track and Faith’s strait way
Thy grace and glory shine:
Thy grace and glory shine, we sing
As up the path we speed;
To where Thou art—to have our part—
The “light of life” doth lead.
JOY of my soul, O Son of Man,
Thou cam’st to seek and save;
Scourged, slain, yet Thou didst rise again,
In triumph o’er the grave;
In triumph o’er the grave, we sing
And laud Thy victory;
Exalted now, each knee must bow
Before Thy majesty.
HOPE of my heart, O Son of Man,
The Kingdom shall be given
To thee, the King and Lord of all;—
Come, rule o’er earth and heaven!
Come, rule o’er earth and heaven, we sing—
God’s angels wait on Thee!
With peace and truth and joy shine forth,
Let all Thy glory see!
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H.J. Vine ( - )
H.J. Vine was involved in the early Plymouth Brethren movement. The Plymouth Brethren are a conservative, low church, nonconformist, Evangelical Christian movement whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland in the late 1820s, originating from Anglicanism.Among other beliefs, the group emphasizes sola scriptura, the belief that the Bible is the supreme authority for church doctrine and practice over and above "the [mere] tradition of men" (Mark 7:8). Brethren generally see themselves, not as a denomination, but as a network (or even as a collection of overlapping networks) of like-minded independent churches.