
Author: Carrie E. Breck Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O Father of love, unto Thee I belong Refrain First Line: I’m ready, O Father Lyrics:
1 O Father of love, unto Thee I belong,
Thy love and Thy labor to share;
Whate’er Thou commandest
My soul shall be strong,
Courageous to do and to dare.
Refrain:
I’m ready, O Father,
To be or to bear;
I’m ready to go or to stay;
Wherever my duty,
I know Thou art there,
And there I will sweetly obey.
2 I see not the future,
So plain unto Thee,
But safely in Thee will I trust;
Thou "knowest my frame,"
And Thou comfortest me,
Remembering "I am but dust." [Refrain]
3 No service I render,
Dear Father, for Thee,
Shall ever seem hard, by Thy side;
The burdens too heavy
Thou takest from me,
And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain]
4 I shall not be lonely, or weary, or sad,
For Thou art my tenderest friend;
To shelter and guide me
And make my heart glad,
And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain]
Used With Tune: ALTAMIRA Text Sources: Gospel Herald in Song by William S. Nickle, George J. Meyer, and Owen F. Pugh (Chicago: Meyer & Brother, 1899)
I Am Ready