Text: | With Joy We Own Thy Servant, Lord |
Author: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
Tune: | DOWNS |
Composer: | Lowell Mason, 1792-1872 |
1 With joy we own thy servant, Lord,
Thy minister below,
Ordained to spread thy truth abroad,
That all thy name may know.
2 O may he now, and ever, keep
His eye intent on thee;
Do thou, great Shepherd of the sheep,
His bright example be.
3 With plenteous grace his heart prepare
To execute thy will;
And give him patience, love and care,
And faithfulness and skill.
4 Inflame his mind with ardent zeal,
Thy flock to feed and teach:
And let him live, and let him feel,
The truths he’s called to preach.
5 As show'rs refresh the thirsty plain,
So let his labors prove:
By him extend thy righteous reign—
The reign of truth and love.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | With joy we own thy servant, Lord |
Title: | With Joy We Own Thy Servant, Lord |
Author: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
Meter: | C.M. 8.6.8.6. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1972 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Church: Ordinations |
Notes: | Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow. Heb. 13:7. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DOWNS |
Composer: | Lowell Mason, 1792-1872 |
Meter: | C.M. 8.6.8.6. |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Notes: | M.M. 58 |