Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#55

55. How shall I follow Him I serve?

1 How shall I follow Him I serve?
How shall I copy Him I love?
Nor from those blessèd footsteps swerve,
Which lead me to His seat above?

2 Lord, should my path through suffering lie,
Forbid it I should e'er repine;
Still let me turn to Calvary,
Nor heed my griefs, remembering Thine.

3 O let me think how Thou didst leave
Untasted every pure delight,
To fast, to faint, to watch, to grieve,
The toilsome day, the homeless night:--

4 To faint, to grieve, to die for me!
Thou camest not Thyself to please;
And, dear as earthly comforts be,
Shall I not love Thee more than these?

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: How shall I follow Him I serve?
• Author: Josiah Conder (1824, 1836)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Septuagesima to Lent

Tune Information

• Name: SAXBY
• Composer: Timothy R. Matthews (1883)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major