Church Book ‎#420

420. O Lord, my best desire fulfil

1 O Lord, my best desire 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 through,
Thou art engaged to grant;
What else I want, or think I do,
'Tis better still to want.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, my best desire fulfil
• Author: William Cowper (1779)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Christian Life: Trust
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #204 or #325

Tune Information

• Name: DEPTFORD
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: John Selby, 1762