Christ, Or Else I Die

Posted by nathan on 15 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: thoughts on god.

I was just telling Adam earlier this week that I’m not really much on blogging lyrics, but here are some lyrics out of the Gadsby Hymnal that I just love. It really has hit home for me over the past several months, so I thought I would share a portion of the lyrics here. (Thanks Guy for turning me on to this song and other Gadsby songs. I love it!)


Christ, Or Else I Die

(Gadsby Hymnal, #737)
William Hammond, 1719-1783

Wealth and honor I disdain,
Earthly comforts, Lord are vain;
These can never satisfy:
Give me Christ, or else I die.

All unholy and unclean,
I am nothing else but sin;
On they mercy I rely;
Give me Christ or else I die.

Thou dost promise to forgive
all who in thy Son believe;
Lord, I know thou canst not lie;
Give me Christ, or else I die.

All unholy and unclean,
I am nothing else but sin;
On thy mercy I rely;
Give me Christ or else I die.

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3 Responses to “Christ, Or Else I Die”

  1. on 18 Sep 2007 at 9:25 am 1.Guy said …

    Nathan,

    I am glad you like the tones on those cd’s. Will you do some at church? I found that people really enjoyed them. particularly “Jesus, Cast a Look on Me”

    also, thanks for the plug on the blog. I hope LG and I can start up something on a regular basis.

  2. on 18 Sep 2007 at 9:26 am 2.Guy said …

    I meant Tunes, but tones can also work ;)

  3. on 19 Sep 2007 at 9:36 am 3.Amanda said …

    Nate and I love these CD’s as well – our favorite Christian music.

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