Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#251

251. Come, My Fond Fluttering Heart

1. Come, my fond flutt'ring heart;
Come, struggle to be free;
You and the world must part,
However hard it be.
My trembling spirit owns it just
But still lies cleaving to the dust.

2. O tempting sweets, forbear;
O dearest idols, fall;
My love you must not share;
Jesus shall have it all.
Though painful and acute the smart,
His love can heal the bleeding heart.

3. O fair, enchanting throng!
O golden dreams, adieu!
Earth has prevailed too long;
Too long I've cherished you;
Aid me, dear Savior, set me free;
My all I will resign to thee.

4. Oh, may I feel your worth
And let no idol dare,
No vanity of Earth
With you, my Lord, compare;
Now bid all earthly joys depart,
And reign unrivaled in my heart.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, my fond flutt'ring heart
• Title: Come, My Fond Fluttering Heart
• Author: Jane Taylor (1812)
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Luke 12:15
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 13
• Notes: Text by English poet Jane Taylor, from William Collyer’s Hymns, Partly Collected and Partly Original (1812), alt. as in J. Curtis’s Union Collection (1827).

Tune Information

• Name: LOVE UNKNOWN
• Composer: John Ireland (1919)
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8
• Incipit: 35632 1
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: arr. Hymns Ancient & Modern Revised, 1950
• Notes: Tune LOVE UNKNOWN by English composer John Ireland, from The Public School Hymn Book (1919), arr. as in Hymns Ancient & Modern Revised (1950).