Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#137

137. My dear Redeemer, and my Lord!

1 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord!
I read my duty in Thy word;
But in Thy life the law appears
Drawn out in living characters.

2 Such was Thy truth, and such Thy zeal,
Such deference to Thy Father's will,
Thy love and meekness so divine,
I would transcribe and make them mine.

3 Cold mountains and the midnight air
Witnessed the fervor of Thy prayer;
The desert Thy temptations knew,
Thy conflict and Thy victory too.

4 Be Thou my pattern; make me bear
More of Thy gracious image here;
Then God, the Judge, shall own my name
Among the followers of the Lamb.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My dear Redeemer, and my Lord!
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Christ: Example of; Christ: Praise to; Christ: Temptation of; Conformity to Christ; Likeness to God and Christ; Praise: To Christ

Tune Information

• Name: FEDERAL STREET
• Composer: Henry K. Oliver
• Meter: L. M.