CHRISTIAN LIFE >> FAITH & TRUST
SDAH 523
My faith has found a resting place,
Not in a manmade creed;
I trust the ever living One,
That He for me shall plead.
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Hymn Spotlight: My Faith Has Found a Resting Place
Though originally credited to “Lidie H. Edmunds,” hymnologist Leonard Ellinwood notes that this was a pen name for Eliza Edmunds Hewitt, the beloved gospel hymn writer whose middle name was indeed Edmunds. Hewitt (1851–1920) collaborated frequently with composers like John R. Sweney and William J. Kirkpatrick, who helped bring her heartfelt poetry to life in song. The tune NO OTHER PLEA—also known as LANDS—was arranged by Kirkpatrick in 1891, who described it as a “Norse melody.” Its rhythmic pattern closely resembles that of THE SOLID ROCK, and its opening phrase shares a similar musical contour. Together, Hewitt’s confident affirmation of salvation in Christ alone and Kirkpatrick’s strong, steady melody create a hymn that anchors the believer’s assurance not in feelings or rituals, but in Jesus’ finished work and unfailing love.
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Introductions for Sabbath School Song Service (based on specific lesson quarterlies):
Leonard Ellinwood says that Lidie H. Edmunds is a pen name used by Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (1851-1920; see Biographies). This assumption seems to be correct, since Edmunds is her actual middle name, which she used when signing herself Eliza Hewitt. Many of her poems were set to music by several of the most successful composers of gospel songs: John R. Sweney, and William J. Kirkpatrick.
The tune NO OTHER PLEA is also known as LANDS, the name of a town in Norway. William Kirkpatrick (1838-1921; see Biographies) called is a “Norse melody” when he made this arrangement for the book Songs of Joy and Gladness, No. 2, published in 1891 by McDonald, Gill and Company. The rhythmic pattern is the same as that in the tune THE SOLID ROCK (see SDAH 200, 522).In fact, the first melodic phrase of NO OTHER PLEA.
📖 Reference: Companion to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal by Wayne Hooper and Edward E. White. Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1988.
Text
1
My faith has found a resting place,
Not in a manmade creed;
I trust the ever living One,
That He for me shall plead.
Refrain
I need no other evidence,
I need no other plea;
It is enough that Jesus died,
And rose again for me.
2
Enough for me that Jesus saves,
This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul, I come to Him,
He will not cast me out.
3
My soul is resting on the Word,
The living Word of God,
Salvation in my Savior’s name,
Salvation through His blood.
4
My great Physician heals the sick,
The lost He came to save;
For me His precious blood He shed,
For me His life He gave.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Rev 1:18 (b) John 6:37 (c) Matt 1:21 (d) Matt 9:12
Author
Lidie H. Edmunds
Year Published
c. 1891
Hymn Tune
NO OTHER PLEA
Metrical Number
C.M.Ref.
Tune Source
Norwegian Melody
