Laudes Domini ‎#411

411. "Not your own"

1 Oh, not my own these verdant hills,
And fruits and flowers, and stream, and wood;
But his who all with glory fills,
Who bought me with his precious blood.

2 Oh, not my own this wondrous frame,
Its curious work, its living soul;
But his who for my ransom came;
Slain for my sake, he claims the whole.

3 Oh, not my own the grace that keeps
My feet from fierce temptations free;
Oh, not my own the thought that leaps,
Adoring, blessed Lord, to thee.

4 Oh, not my own; I'll soar and sing,
When life, with all its toils, is o'er,
And thou thy trembling lamb shalt bring
Safe home, to wander nevermore.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, not my own these verdant hills
• Title: "Not your own"
• Author: Samuel F. Smith
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 6:20
• Topic: Christ: Character of; Christians: Love for Christ; Communion of Saints: With Christ

Tune Information

• Name: CANONBURY
• Arranger: fr. Schumann
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A♭ Major