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Text: | O Lord, my best desire fulfil |
Author: | William Cowper |
Tune: | DEPTFORD |
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 | |
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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: | Alternate tune: #204 or #325 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DEPTFORD |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | F Major |
Notes: | Composer from index: John Selby, 1762 |