The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#272

272. Let Thy Grace Lord Make Me Lowly

1 Let Thy grace, Lord, make me lowly,
Humble all my swelling pride;
Fallen, guilty, and unholy,
Greatness from mine eyes I'll hide;
I'll forbid my vain aspiring,
Nor at early honors aim,
No ambitious heights desiring
Far above my humble claim.

2 Weaned from earth's delusive pleasures
In Thy love I'll seek for mine;
Placed in heav'n my nobler treasures,
Earth I quietly resign;
Thus the transient world despising,
On the Lord my hopes rely;
Thus my joys from Him arising
Like Himself shall never die.

Text Information

• First Line: Let Thy grace, Lord, make me lowly
• Title: Let Thy Grace Lord Make Me Lowly
• Author: William Goode (1762-1816) (1812)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 81
  ;
  1 Peter 5:5
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Christian Life: Humility
• Notes: Be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. I Pet. 5:5.

Tune Information

• Name: MABYN
• Composer: Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: M.M. 88