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Author: E. E. Williams Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: What wouldst thou have me to do, Lord? Refrain First Line: Anything, Lord, anything Used With Tune: [What wouldst thou have me to do, Lord?]

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[What wouldst thou have me to do, Lord?]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. L. Gilmour Incipit: 55556 55332 21235 Used With Text: Anything, Lord, for Thee

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Anything, Lord, for Thee

Author: E. E. Williams Hymnal: The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #19 (1894) First Line: What wouldst Thou have me to do, Lord Lyrics: 1 What wouldst Thou have me to do, Lord? Whatever it may be, Though mine is a weak and trembling hand, I’m willing to do at Thy command Anything, Lord, for Thee, Anything, Lord, anything, Lord, anything, Lord, for Thee; I’m willing to do at Thy command Anything, Lord, for Thee. 2 Where wouldst Thou have me to go, Lord? Wherever it may be, My feet Thou hast placed on the King’s highway, Thy grace doth enable me to say, Anywhere, Lord, for Thee, Anywhere, Lord, anywhere, Lord, anywhere, Lord for Thee; Thy grace doth enable me to say, Anywhere, Lord, for Thee. 3 What wouldst Thou have me to yield, Lord? Whatever it may be, All, all that I have and am is Thine, And willingly, gladly I resign Ev’rything, Lord, for Thee, Ev’rything, Lord, ev’rything, Lord, ev’rything, Lord, for Thee; Now willingly, gladly I resign, Ev’rything, Lord for Thee. 4 What is Thy will for me now, Lord? Whatever it may be, Though worldlings may seek what the world can give, I covenant here henceforth to live Ev’ryday, Lord, for Thee, Ev’ry day, Lord, ev’ry day, Lord, ev’ry day, Lord, for Thee; I covenant here henceforth to live Every day, Lord for Thee. Tune Title: [What wouldst Thou have me to do, Lord]

What wouldst thou have me to do, Lord?

Author: E. E. Williams Hymnal: Our Praise in Song #7 (1893) Lyrics: 1 What wouldst thou have me to do, Lord? Whatever it be, Though mine is a weak and trembling hand, I'm willing to do at thy command Anything, Lord, for thee. Anything, Lord, anything. Lord, anything, Lord, for thee; I'm willing to do at thy command Anything, Lord, for thee. 2 Where wouldst thou have me to go, Lord? Wherever it may be, My feet thou hast placed on the King's highway. Thy grace doth enable me to say, Anywhere, Lord, for thee. Anywhere, Lord, anywhere, Lord, anywhere, Lord, for thee; Thy grace doth enable me to say, Anywhere, Lord, for thee. 3 What wouldst thou have me to yield. Lord? Whatever it may be. All, all that I have and am is thine, And willingly, gladly I resign Everything, Lord, for thee, Everything, Lord, everything, Lord,everything, Lord, for thee; Now willingly, gladly I resign, Everything. Lord, for thee. 4 What is thy will for me now, Lord? Whatever it may be, Though worldlings may seek what the world can give, I covenant here henceforth to live Every day, Lord, for thee, Every day, Lord, every day, Lord, every day, Lord, for thee; I covenant here henceforth to thee Every day, Lord, for thee.

Anything, Lord, for Thee

Author: E. E. Williams Hymnal: Praise in Song #7 (1893) First Line: What wouldst thou have me to do, Lord? Refrain First Line: Anything, Lord, anything Languages: English Tune Title: [What wouldst thou have me to do, Lord?]

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H. L. Gilmour

1836 - 1920 Composer of "[What wouldst Thou have me to do, Lord]" in The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 Henry Lake Gilmour United Kingdom 1836-1920. Born at Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to America as a teenager, thinking he wanted to learn navigation. When he reached the U.S., he arrived in Philadelphia and decided to seek his fortune in America. He started working as a painter, then served in the American Civil War, where he was captured and spent several months in Libby Prison, Richmond, VA. He married Letitia Pauline Howard in 1858. After the war he trained as a dentist and did that for many years. In 1869 he moved to Wenonah, NJ, and helped found the Methodist church there in 1885. He served as Sunday school superintendent and, for four decades, directed the choir at the Pittman Grove Camp Meeting, also working as song leader at camp meetings in Mountain Lake Park, MD, and Ridgeview Park, PA. He was an editor, author, and composer. He edited and/or published 25 gospel song books, along with John Sweney, J Lincoln Hall, John J Hood, Howard Entwistle, Joshua Gill, E L Hyde, Milton S Rees and William J Kirkpatrick. He died in Delair, NJ, after a buggy accident. John Perry