The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#624

624. One precious boon, O Lord, I seek

1 One precious boon, O Lord, I seek;
While tossed upon life's billowy sea;
To hear a voice within me speak,
"Thy Saviour is well pleased with thee."

2 Earth's scoffs and scorn well pleased I'll bear,
Nor mourn though under foot I'm trod,
If day by day I may but share
Thine approbation, O my God!

3 The friends I love may turn from me,
Their words unkind may pierce me through;
But this my daily prayer shall be,
"Forgive; they know not what they do."

4 Let me but know, where'er I roam,
That I am doing Jesus' will;
And though I've neither friends nor home,
My heart shall glow with gladness still.

5 To that bright, blest, immortal morn,
By holy prophets long foretold,
My eager, longing eyes I turn,
And soon its glories shall behold.

6 Then all the scoffs and scorn I've borne
For His dear sake who died for me,
To everlasting joys will turn,
In glorious immortality;

Text Information

• First Line: One precious boon, O Lord, I seek
• Author: Charles Fitch
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Godly Life

Tune Information

• Name: UXBRIDGE
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #514, 47, or 347.