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It was writ­ten in 1847 in the Girls’ Sun­day School of St. Thom­as, New­port, Isle of Wight, and pub. in 1848 at the be­gin­ning of a lit­tle book called ‘Twelve Let­ters on Con­fir­ma­tion,’ by a Sun­day School Teach­er, and re­print­ed in the Me­mor­i­als, 1852.

Music: Dall­as, ar­ranged from (1760-1842). Al­ter­nate tunes:

  • Evermore, , in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1868
  • Horsham, traditional tune, in The Eng­lish Hymn­al (Lon­don: Ox­ford Un­i­ver­si­ty Press, 1906), num­ber 608
  • Newington, , in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1875

Thine forever! God of love,
Hear us from Thy throne above;
Thine forever may we be
Here and in eternity.

Thine forever! Lord of life,
Shield us through our earthly strife;
Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way,
Guide us to the realms of day.

Thine forever! O how blest
They who find in Thee their rest!
Savior, Guardian, heavenly Friend,
O defend us to the end.

Thine forever! Savior, keep
These Thy frail and trembling sheep,
Safe alone beneath Thy care,
Let us all Thy goodness share.

Thine forever in that day
When the world shall pass away;
When the trumpet note shall sound,
And the nations underground

Shall the awful summons hear,
Which proclaims the judgment near.
Thine forever, ’neath Thy wings
Hide and save us, King of kings.

Thine forever! Thou our Guide,
All our wants by Thee supplied,
All our sins by Thee forgiven,
Lead us, Lord, from earth to Heaven.