Joy in the Service of the Master

There is joy in the service of the Master

Author: D. S. Warner
Tune: [There Is Joy in the Service]
Published in 4 hymnals

Representative Text

There is joy in the service of the Master,
Let me sing of the glory I have found;
Since I gave all to Jesus, and His favor gained,
Oh, wondrous streams of joy forever abound.

Refrain:
Jesus, my life, and my joy evermore,
Jesus forever my heart’s deep store;
Glory to God for redeeming love,
Oh, wondrous peace of God that flows from above.

Could you bring me the treasures of the ocean,
Could you offer the golden stores of earth,
I would sing, “Hallelujah, I’ve a greater wealth:
I have my Savior’s love, a heavenly birth.”

Could I soar to the highest throne of honor,
Could I shine with the wisdom of a sage;
All this poor, fading glory could no thought engage,
Since Jesus is my all, my own heritage.

Could I sing out the pleasure in my bosom,
How my heart thrills with glory in the way,
All the world would no longer in the desert stay,
But to my Jesus come, and even today.


Source: Timeless Truths #1043

Author: D. S. Warner

Warner, Daniel Sidney. (near Marshallville, Wayne County, Ohio, 1842--1895). Church of God. Reared on an Ohio farm. During the Civil War, he substituted for a brother. Later he taught school. He attended Oberlin College briefly in 1865. By 1867 he was licensed to preach by the Western Ohio Eldership of the Church of God (Winebrennerian). His experience in preaching was gained on circuits in Nebraska and Ohio. In 1874 he was in trouble with the Eldership for preaching entire sanctification. Soon he joined the Indiana Eldership. In 1881 he was in trouble with this Eldership over sectism. Warner was an associate editor of the Herals of Gospel Freedom in 1878. this paper was merged with the Pilgrim about 1881, and the new paper was called th… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There is joy in the service of the Master
Title: Joy in the Service of the Master
Author: D. S. Warner
Meter: 11.10.12.11 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus my life and my joy evermore
Copyright: Public Domain

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