The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16292

16292. I Am Ready

1 O Father of love, un­to Thee I be­long,
Thy love and Thy la­bor to share;
Whate’er Thou com­mand­est
My soul shall be strong,
Courageous to do and to dare.

Refrain:
I’m rea­dy, O Fa­ther,
To be or to bear;
I’m rea­dy to go or to stay;
Wherever my du­ty,
I know Thou art there,
And there I will sweet­ly obey.

2 I see not the fu­ture,
So plain un­to Thee,
But safe­ly in Thee will I trust;
Thou "know­est my frame,"
And Thou com­fort­est me,
Remembering "I am but dust." [Refrain]

3 No ser­vice I ren­der,
Dear Father, for Thee,
Shall ev­er seem hard, by Thy side;
The bur­dens too hea­vy
Thou tak­est from me,
And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain]

4 I shall not be lone­ly, or wea­ry, or sad,
For Thou art my ten­der­est friend;
To shel­ter and guide me
And make my heart glad,
And I in Thy peace shall abide. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O Father of love, un­to Thee I be­long
• Title: I Am Ready
• Author: Carrie E. Breck
• Refrain First Line: I’m rea­dy, O Fa­ther
• Language: English
• Source: Gospel Herald in Song by William S. Nickle, George J. Meyer, and Owen F. Pugh (Chicago: Meyer & Brother, 1899)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ALTAMIRA
• Composer: E. F. Darling
• Copyright: Public Domain