The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#631

631. Jesus, my Saviour, let me be

1 Jesus, my Saviour, let me be
More perfectly conformed to thee;
Implant each grace, each sin dethrone,
And form my temper like thine own,
And form my temper like thine own.

2 My foe, when hungry, let me feed,
Share in his grief, supply his need;
The haughty frown may I not fear,
But with a lowly meekness bear.

3 Let the envenomed heart and tongue,
The hand outstretched to do me wrong,
Excite no feelings in my breast,
But such as Jesus oft expressed.

4 To others let me always give
What I from others would receive.
Nor, when provoked, with anger burn,
Nor evil word or act return.

5 This will proclaim how bright and fair
The precepts of the gospel are,
And God himself, the God of love,
His own resemblance will approve.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, my Saviour, let me be
• Author: Benjamin Beddome
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Godly Life

Tune Information

• Name: ANDRE
• Composer: Unknown
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #875, 431, or 316.