My Faith Looks Up To Thee | The Story Behind This Classic Hymn

Welcome to another Friday Classic Hymn. Today we look at My Faith Looks Up To Thee - words by Ray Palmer, music OLIVET by Lowell Mason - then verse-by-verse through the lyrics, then sing it together. Written as a young man's prayer, this has become one of our most loved 61 classic hymns about trust: for guilt, for guidance in life's dark maze, and for the end of life. If you love 65 hymn history and singing the old hymns with meaning, this one is for you. 0:00 Welcome to this Friday Classic Hymn 0:53 The story behind My Faith Looks Up To Thee 03:52 Verse 1 explained - My Faith Looks Up to Thee 04:38 Verse 2 explained - May Thy rich grace impart 06:31 Verse 3 explained - While life's dark maze I tread 08:07 Verse 4 explained - When ends life's transient dream 10:13 Performance of My Faith Looks Up To Thee 🎹 MP3s of this performance and solo piano part:   / my-faith-looks-169220214   ✏️ Full transcript of this episode: https://lukepowellministries.com/frid... ✅ Follow me on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAX... ➡️ My audio daily devos channel: @LukePowellDailyDevotions 🙏 Support this ministry: https://lukepowellministries.com/supp... ✉️ Join my weekly mailing list: https://lukepowellministries.com/mail... 🎵 Buy my music: https://lukepowellministries.com/store Sources: "History of Hymns: 'My Faith Looks Up to Thee'" - UMC Discipleship Ministries. https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resou... "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" - Hymnary.org. https://hymnary.org/text/my_faith_loo... "Ray Palmer" - Hymnary.org. https://hymnary.org/person/Palmer_Ray "OLIVET (Mason)" - Hymnary.org. https://hymnary.org/tune/olivet_mason "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" - G3 Ministries. https://g3min.org/my-faith-looks-up-t... "Ray Palmer (pastor)" - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Pal...) "Ray Palmer" - Songs and Hymns. https://songsandhymns.org/people/deta... Morgan, Robert J. - Then Sings My Soul (as cited in multiple secondary sources) LYRICS 1 My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour divine! Now hear me while I pray; Take all my guilt away; Oh, let me from this day Be wholly Thine! 2 May Thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire! As Thou hast died for me, Oh, may my love to Thee Pure, warm, and changeless be, A living fire! 3 While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, Be Thou my Guide; Bid darkness turn to day, wipe sorrow's tears away; Nor let me ever stray From Thee aside. 4 When ends life's transient dream, When death's cold sullen stream Shall o'er me roll; Blest Saviour, then, in love, Fear and distrust remove; Oh, bear me safe above, A ransom'd soul! Words: Ray Palmer. Music: Lowell Mason, OLIVET. Subscribe for a new Friday Classic Hymn every Friday — history, meaning, and singing together. What hymn should I do next? Tell me in the comments. #hymns #classichymns #worship