313. My Gracious Lord, I Own Thy Right

1 My gracious Lord, I own Thy right
To every service I can pay,
And call it my supreme delight
To hear Thy dictates, and obey.

2 What is my being but for Thee,
Its sure support, its noblest end?
Thy ever smiling ace to see,
And serve the cause of such a Friend.

3 I would not breathe for worldly joy,
Or to increase my worldly good;
Nor future days nor powers employ
To spread a sounding name abroad.

4 ’Tis to my Saviour I would live,
To Him who for my ransom died;
Nor could untainted Eden give
Such bliss as blossoms at His side.

5 His work my hoary age shall bless,
When youthful vigour is no more;
And my last hour of life confess
His love hath animating power.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: My gracious Lord, I own Thy right
Title: My Gracious Lord, I Own Thy Right
Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751
Language: English
Publication Date: 2006
Topic: Devotional; Inner Life; The Christian Way of Life: Assurance and Trust
Tune Information
Name: QUEBEC (HESPERUS)
Composer: Henry Baker, 1835-1910
Incipit: 33351 22355 54234
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Music copyright by W. Garret Horder
Notes: Now Public Domain



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