The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#627

627. My gracious Lord, I own thy right

1 My gracious Lord, I own thy right
To every service I can pay,
And call it my supreme delight
To hear thy dictates, and obey.

2 What is my being but for thee,
Its sure support, its noblest end?
'Tis my delight thy face to see,
And serve the cause of such a Friend.

3 I would not sigh for worldly joy,
Or to increase my worldly good;
Nor future days nor powers employ
To spread a sounding name abroad.

4 'Tis to my Saviour I would live,
To him who for my ransom died;
Nor could all worldly honor give
Such bliss as crowns me at his side.

5 His work my hoary age shall bless
When youthful vigor is no more;
And my last hour of life confess
His saving love, his glorious power.

Text Information

• First Line: My gracious Lord, I own thy right
• Author: Philip Doddridge
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Godly Life

Tune Information

• Name: LEBANON
• Composer: Chester G. Allen
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #212, 301, or 316.