4 Lessons from “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”

’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word; Just to rest upon His promise, and to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”

Oh, how sweet to trust in Jesus, just to trust His cleansing blood; And in simple faith to plunge me ’neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus, just from sin and self to cease; Just from Jesus simply taking life and rest, and joy and peace.

I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee, Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend; And I know that Thou art with me, wilt be with me to the end.

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er; Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! Oh, for grace to trust Him more!

Date: 19^th century

Writer(s): Louisa M.R. Stead 

Background for writing: This widow lost her husband to a drowning. He drowned saving a young child who was being pulled out into the ocean by a rip tide. Both died. Even in the midst of this tragedy, God put a song in her heart and it was this one.

4 Lessons:

1. If God has said it, it is true.

2. If God has said it, we can “take it to the bank.”

3. If God has said it, we are guaranteed to be saved by how He saved.

4. Our life is one large time of proving that God is trustworthy.