The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1241

1241. Dismiss Me Not Thy Service, Lord

1. Dismiss me not Thy service, Lord,
But train me for Thy will;
For even I, in fields so broad,
Some duties may fulfill;
And I will ask for no reward,
Except to serve Thee still.

2. How many serve, how many more
May to the service come;
To tend the vines, the grapes to store,
Thou dost appoint for some;
Thou hast Thy young men at the war,
Thy little ones at home.

3. All works are good, and each is best
As most it pleases Thee;
Each worker pleases, when the rest
He serves in charity;
And neither man nor work unblest
Wilt Thou permit to be.

4. Our Master all the work hath done
He asks of us today;
Sharing his service, every one
Share too His Sonship may:
Lord, I would serve and be a son;
Dismiss me not, I pray.

Text Information

• First Line: Dismiss me not Thy service, Lord
• Title: Dismiss Me Not Thy Service, Lord
• Author: Thomas T. Lynch (1855)
• Meter: 86.86.86
• Language: English
• Source: The Rivulet (London: Longman, 1855)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: SHERWOOD, Sherwood, Henry J. Gauntlett, 1805-1876

Tune Information

• Name: BRUNSWICK
• Composer: George F. Handel, 1685-1759 (adapted)
• Meter: 86.86.86
• Incipit: 13451 76562 34456
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain