The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#646

646. Lord! when I all things would possess

1 Lord! when I all things would possess,
I crave but to be thine;
O, lowly is the loftiness
Of these desires divine!

2 Each gift but helps my soul to learn
How boundless is thy store;
I go from strength to strength, and yearn
For thee, my Helper, more.

3 How can my soul divinely soar,
How keep the shining way,
And not more tremblingly adore,
And not more humbly pray?

4 The more I triumph in thy gifts,
The more I wait on thee,
The grace that mightily uplifts
Most sweetly humbleth me.

5 The heaven where I would stand complete
My lowly love shall see,
And stronger grow the yearning sweet,
My blessed Lord, for thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord! when I all things would possess
• Author: Thomas H. Gill
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Godly Life

Tune Information

• Name: CADDO
• Composer: William B. Bradbury
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #395, 446, or 147.