The Hymnal of The Evangelical United Brethren Church ‎#295

295. King of My Life

1 King of my life, I crown Thee now,
Thine shall the glory be;
Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow,
Lead me to Calvary.

Refrain:
Lest I forget Gethsemane,
Lest I forget Thine agony,
Lest I forget Thy love for me,
Lead me to Calvary.

2 Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,
Tenderly mourned and wept;
Angels in robes of light arrayed
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept. [Refrain]

3 Let me like Mary, through the gloom,
Come with a gift to Thee;
Show to me now the empty tomb,
Lead me to Calvary. [Refrain]

4 May I be willing, Lord, to bear
Daily my cross for Thee;
Even Thy cup of grief to share:
Thou hast borne all for me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: King of my life, I crown Thee now
• Title: King of My Life
• Author: Jennie E. Hussey, b. 1874
• Refrain First Line: Lest I forget Gethsemane
• Meter: C. M. with Refrain
• Publication Date: 1957
• Scripture:
  Luke 23:27
  ;
  Luke 23:33-34
• Copyright: Words and music, copyright, 1921. Renewal, 1949, by W. K. Woodruff. Assigned to Hope Publishing Company. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Tune Information

• Name: LEST I FORGET
• Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick, d. 1921
• Meter: C. M. with Refrain
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Words and music, copyright, 1921. Renewal, 1949, by W. K. Woodruff. Assigned to Hope Publishing Company. Used by permission. All rights reserved.