Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#488

488. 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 counsels and obey.

2 What is my being but for Thee,
Its sure support, its noblest end?
'Tis my delight Thy face to see,
And service the cause of such a Friend.

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

4 To Christ my Saviour I would live,
To Him who for my ransom died;
Nor could all worldly honour give
Such bliss as crowns me 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 dying love, His saving power.

Text Information

• First Line: My gracious Lord, I own thy right
• Author: Dr. Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Darkness: Spiritual; Christian: At work; Christian: Servant; Consecration: Of Life; Consecration: Of Powers; The Christian Life: The Inner Life; Word, the; Servant: The Christian; Service: Of Christ; Old Age; Life: Consecrated; Life: Purpose of; Ransom

Tune Information

• Name: LASUS
• Composer: Dr. A. H. Mann, 1850-
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major or modal