A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#128

128. My dear Redeemer, and my Lord!

1 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord!
I read my duty in thy word;
But in thy life the law appears,
Drawn out in living characters.

2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal,
Such def'rence to thy Father’s will,
Thy love and meekness so divine,
I would transcribe and make them mine.

3 Cold mountains and the midnight air
Witness'd the fervor of thy pray'r:
The desert thy temptations knew,
Thy conflict, and thy vict'ry, too!

4 Be thou my pattern; let me bear
More of thy gracious image here;
Then God the judge shall own my name
Amongst the fol'wers of the Lamb.

Text Information

• First Line: My dear Redeemer, and my Lord!
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: Example of Christ

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