The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3586

3586. Lord and Savior, True and Kind

1. Lord and Savior, true and kind,
Be the Master of my mind;
Bless, and guide, and strengthen still
All my powers of thought and will.

2. While I ply the scholar’s task,
Jesus Christ, be near, I ask;
Help the memory, clear the brain,
Knowledge still to seek and gain.

3. Here I train for life’s swift race;
Let me do it in Thy grace;
Here I arm me for life’s fight;
Let me do it in Thy might.

4. Thou hast made me mind and soul;
I for Thee would use the whole;
Thou hast died that I might live;
All my powers to Thee I give.

5. Striving, thinking, learning, still,
Let me follow thus Thy will,
Till my whole glad nature be
Trained for duty and for Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord and Savior, true and kind
• Title: Lord and Savior, True and Kind
• Author: Handley Moule (1905)
• Meter: 87.87
• Language: English
• Source: The Council School Hymn Book (Novello: 1905)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ALETTA, William B. Bradbury, Jubilee (New York: 1858); CANTERBURY, Orlando Gibbons, 1623

Tune Information

• Name: HALTON HOLGATE
• Composer: William Boyce (ca. 1765)
• Meter: 87.87
• Incipit: 31523 44365 71433
• Key: D Major
• Source: A Collection of Melodies, circa 1765
• Copyright: Public Domain