The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6729

6729. Thy Life I Read

1. Thy life I read, my dearest Lord,
With transport all divine;
Thine image trace in every word,
Thy love in every line,
Thy love in every line.

2. Methinks I see a thousand charms
Spread o’er Thy lovely face,
While infants in Thy tender arms
Receive the smiling grace,
Receive the smiling grace.

3. I take these little lambs, said He,
And lay them in My breast;
Protection they shall find in Me,
In Me be ever blest,
In Me be ever blest.

4. Death may the bands of life unloose,
But can’t dissolve My love;
Millions of infant souls compose,
The family above,
The family above.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy life I read, my dearest Lord
• Title: Thy Life I Read
• Author: Samuel Stennett (1787)
• Meter: 86.866
• Language: English
• Source: Selection of Hymns, by John Rippon, 1787
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BLESSED INFANCY
• Meter: 86.866
• Incipit: 13143 21531 76545
• Key: G Major
• Source: A Compilation of Genuine Church Music, by Joseph Funk, second edition, 1835
• Copyright: Public Domain