Together in Song ‎#515a

515a. According to thy gracious word

1 According to thy gracious word,
in meek humility,
this will I do, my dying Lord,
I will remember thee.

2 Thy body, broken for my sake,
my bread from heaven shall be;
thy testamental cup I take,
and thus remember thee.

3 Gethsemane can I forget?
or there thy conflict see,
thine agony and bloody sweat,
and not remember thee?

4 When to the cross I turn my eyes,
and rest on Calvary,
O Lamb of God, my sacrifice,
I must remember thee:

5 remember thee, and all thy pains,
and all thy love to me!
Yes, while a breath, a pulse remains,
will I remember thee.

6 And when these failing lips grow dumb,
and mind and memory flee,
when thou shalt in thy kingdom come,
then, Lord, remember me.

Text Information

• First Line: According to thy gracious word
• Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 (alt.)
• Meter: 86.86
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 11:23-26
  ;
  Luke 22:14-23
• Topic: Christ's Sacrifice; Death; Devotion; Jesus Christ: Humilation; Lamb Of God; Personal Response to Jesus; Redemption; Suffering

Tune Information

• Name: BALLERMA
• Adapter (attributed to): Robert Simpson
• Composer: François Hippolyte Barthélémon, 1741-1808
• Meter: 86.86
• Key: G Major
• Source: Glasgow, 1833; Adapted from a melody by Barthélémon