The Cyber Hymnal ‎#170

170. And Dost Thou Say

1. And dost Thou say, Ask what thou wilt?
Lord, I would seize the golden hour;
I pray to be released from guilt,
And freed from sin and Satan’s power.

2. More of Thy presence, Lord, impart,
More of Thine image let me bear;
Erect Thy throne within my heart,
And reign without a rival there.

3. Give me to read my pardon sealed,
And from Thy joy to draw my strength;
To have Thy boundless love revealed
In all its height, and breadth, and length.

4. Grant these requests—I ask no more,
But to Thy care the rest resign;
Living or dying, rich or poor,
All shall be well if Thou art mine.

Text Information

• First Line: And dost Thou say, Ask what thou wilt?
• Title: And Dost Thou Say
• Author: John Newton (1779)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779). Newton's original, longer, version began "If Solomon for wisdom prayed." The shorter version below appeared in the Arminian Magazine, 1781
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HESPERUS
• Composer: Henry Baker (1854)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33351 22355 54234
• Key: F Major
• Source: A Hymnal for Use in the English Church, by J. Grey, 1866.
• Copyright: Public Domain