The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12737

12737. Commissioned By The Great I Am

1 Commissioned by the great I AM
I leave my friends and home,
To spread the triumphs of His name,
O’er desert wastes I roam.

2 While the whole counsel of the Lord,
I shun not to declare,
May sinners fall before the Word,
And lift their hearts in prayer.

3 My soul, at times, is much cast down,
And pressed with pain and toil,
But I’ll not dread the sinner’s frown,
Nor will I court their smile.

4 Though grief and sorrow be my lot,
I shortly shall be free;
And whether I’m reproached or not,
May God remember me.

5 I soon shall quit this cumbrous clay,
And fly to Jesus’ breast;
Angels will bear my soul away,
To everlasting rest.

Text Information

• First Line: Commissioned by the great I AM
• Title: Commissioned By The Great I Am
• Author: William Sanders
• Author: Hugh Bourne
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Large Hymn Book for the Use of the Primitive Methodists, Bemerseley, England: Primitive Methodist Connexion, 1824)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: GRÄFENBERG by Johann Crüger, HEBER by GeorgeKingsley, HEREFORD by Frederick A. G. Ouseley

Tune Information

• Name: GERONTIUS
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1868)
• Meter: CM
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain