A Selection of Hymns ‎#CCLXXVII

CCLXXVII. Submission

1 O Lord, my best desires fulfil,
And help me to resign
Life, health, and comfort to thy will,
And make thy pleasure mine.

2 Why should I shrink at thy command
Whose love forbids my fears?
Or tremble at the gracious hand
That wipes away my tears?

3 No, let me rather freely yield
What most I prize to thee;
Who never hast a good withheld,
Or wilt withhold from me.

4 Thy favor, all my journey thro'
Thou art engag'd to grant;
What else i want, or think I do,
Tis better still to want.

5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way,
Shall I resist them both?
A poor blind creature of a day,
And crush'd before the moth!

6 But ah! my inward spirit cries,
Still bind me to thy sway;
Else the next cloud that veils my skies,
Drives all these thoughts away.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, my best desires fulfill
• Title: Submission
• Author: Cowper
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Topic: Graces of the Spirit: Resignation; Contentment; Submission to the will of God

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