O not my own these verdant hills

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1 Oh, not my own these verdant hills,
And fruits and flow’rs, and stream, and wood;
But His who all with glory fills,
Who bought me with His precious blood.

2 Oh, not my own this wondrous frame,
Its curious work, its living soul;
But His who for my ransom came;
Slain for my sake, He claims the whole.

3 Oh, not my own the grace that keeps
My feet from fierce temptation free;
Oh, not my own the thought that leaps,
Adoring, blessed Lord, to Thee.

4 Oh, not my own; I’ll soar and sing,
When life, with all its toils, is o’er,
And Thou Thy trembling Lamb shalt bring
Safe home to wander nevermore.

Source: Gloria Deo: a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Public Worship in all Departments of the Church #213

Author: Samuel Francis Smith

Smith, Samuel Francis, D.D., was born in Boston, U.S.A., Oct. 21, 1808, and graduated in arts at Harvard, and in theology at Andover. He entered the Baptist ministry in 1832, and became the same year editor of the Baptist Missionary Magazine. He also contributed to the Encyclopaedia Americana. From 1834 to 1842 he was pastor at Waterville, Maine, and Professor of Modern Languages in Waterville College. In 1842 he removed to Newton, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1854, when he became the editor of the publications of the Baptist Missionary Union. With Baron Stow he prepared the Baptist collection known as The Psalmist, published in 1843, to which he contributed several hymns. The Psalmist is the most creditable and influential of… Go to person page >

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First Line: O not my own these verdant hills
Author: Samuel Francis Smith
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

KALSARI


CANONBURY

Derived from the fourth piano piece in Robert A. Schumann's Nachtstücke, Opus 23 (1839), CANONBURY first appeared as a hymn tune in J. Ireland Tucker's Hymnal with Tunes, Old and New (1872). The tune, whose title refers to a street and square in Islington, London, England, is often matched to Haver…

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #599

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d665

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Evangel Songs #257

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Gloria Deo #213

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #680

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Laudes Domini #411

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Laudes Domini #807

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Laudes Domini #403

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #1053

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #699

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #699

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #699

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Songs for the Sanctuary #699

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Songs for the Sanctuary #699

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Songs for the Sanctuary #699

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The Baptist Praise Book #898

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The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs #329

The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d660

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The Congregational Hymn Book #931

The Friends' Hymnal #d459

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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a213

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The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #103

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The New Laudes Domini #952

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The Palm #101b

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #318d

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d786

The Vestry Hymn Book #d336

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