My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Elevating Faith: Mahalia Jackson's Inspiring Journey in 'My Faith Looks Up to Thee'
Lyrics
My faith looks up to thee
Expressing devotion and reliance, placing faith in a higher power.
Thou Lamb of Calvary
Addressing the divine figure as the sacrificial Lamb from Calvary (referring to Jesus Christ).
Savior divine
Acknowledging the divine nature of the Savior.
Now hear me while I pray
Seeking the divine presence while in prayer.
Take all my guilt away
Petitioning for forgiveness and removal of guilt.
O let me from this day
Desiring to be dedicated and devoted to the divine from this moment onward.
Be wholly thine
Committing to be entirely and exclusively devoted to the divine.
May thy rich grace impart
Asking for the bestowal of abundant grace, providing strength to a weakened heart.
Strength to my fainting heart
Requesting inspiration and motivation for enthusiasm and dedication.
My zeal inspire
Asking for divine guidance through life's challenges.
As thou hast died for me
Acknowledging the sacrifice of the divine figure for the individual.
O may my love to thee
Expressing a desire for one's love towards the divine to be pure, warm, and unwavering.
Pure, warm, and changeless be
Visualizing love as a continuous and vibrant flame.
A living fire
(Empty line)
While life's dark maze I tread
Seeking divine guidance and support amidst life's difficulties.
And griefs around me spread
Addressing the challenges and sorrows surrounding the individual.
Be thou my guide
Requesting the divine figure to be a guiding force.
Bid darkness turn to day
Asking for the transformation of darkness into light.
Wipe sorrow's tears away
Seeking comfort and relief from sorrow.
Nor let me ever stray
Pleading not to be led astray from the divine path.
From thee aside
Expressing the desire to remain close to the divine.
When ends life's transient dream
Reflecting on the transient nature of life and its inevitable end.
When death's cold, sullen stream
Imagining the cold and solemn stream of death.
Shall o'er me roll
Asking the Savior for love, removing fear and distrust during the final moments.
Blessed Savior, then in love
Expressing the desire for a blessed transition from life to the afterlife.
Fear and distrust remove
Pleading for the removal of fear and doubt in the face of death.
O bear me safe above
Requesting the divine figure to safely guide the individual to a redeemed state beyond life.
A ransomed soul
Concluding with the aspiration for a soul redeemed by the divine.
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