The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15974

15974. God's Best

1 God has His best things for the few
That dare to stand the test;
God has His second choice for those
Who will not have His best.

Refrain:
Give me, O Lord, Thy best things,
Let others take the rest;
I do not want their good things,
For I have got the best.

2 It is not always open ill
That risks the promised rest;
The better often is the foe
That keeps us from the best. [Refrain]

3 There’s scarcely one but vaguely wants
In some way to be blest;
’Tis not Thy blessing, Lord, I seek,
I want Thy very best. [Refrain]

4 And others make the highest choice,
But when by trials pressed,
They shrink, they yield, they shun the Cross,
And so they lose the best. [Refrain]

5 I want, in this short life of mine,
As much as can be pressed,
Of service true for God and man;
Help me to be my best. [Refrain]

6 I want, among the victor throng,
To have my name confessed;
And hear my Master say at last,
Well done, you did your best. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: God has His best things for the few
• Title: God's Best
• Author: Albert B. Simpson
• Meter: 86.86.76.76
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of the Christian Life No. 2 (South Nyack, NY: Christian Alliance Publishing Company, 1897)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BHĀRAT
• Composer: Albert Benjamin Simpson
• Meter: 86.86.76.76
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain