My dear Redeemer and my Lord: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (→Text and translations: Applied newest form of Text template) |
m (Text replacement - " " to " ") |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
I read my duty in thy word; | I read my duty in thy word; | ||
But in thy life the law appears, | But in thy life the law appears, | ||
Drawn out in living characters. | Drawn out in living characters. | ||
Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, | Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, | ||
Such def'rence to thy Father's will, | Such def'rence to thy Father's will, | ||
Such love, and meekness so divine, | Such love, and meekness so divine, | ||
I would transcribe, and make them mine. | I would transcribe, and make them mine. | ||
Cold mountains, and the midnight air, | Cold mountains, and the midnight air, | ||
Witness'd the fervour of thy pray'r; | Witness'd the fervour of thy pray'r; | ||
The desert thy temptations knew, | The desert thy temptations knew, | ||
Thy conflict, and thy vict'ry too. | Thy conflict, and thy vict'ry too. | ||
Be thou my pattern; make me bear | Be thou my pattern; make me bear | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 21 November 2020
General information
'My dear Redeemer and my Lord' is a hymn by Isaac Watts, published as Hymn 139 in Book 2 of his Hymns and Spiritual Songs.
Settings by composers
- Thomas Clark — My dear Redeemer and my Lord English SATB
Text and translations
 English textMy dear Redeemer and my Lord, |
External links
add links here