The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3846

3846. The Lord Is King! (Terry)

1. The Lord is king! I own His pow’r,
His right to rule each day and hour;
I own His claim on heart and will,
And His demands I would fulfill.

2. He claims my heart, to keep it clean
From all defiling taint of sin;
He claims my will, that I may prove
How swift obedience answers love.

3. He claims my hands for active life
In noble deeds and worthy strife;
He claims my feet, that in His ways
I may walk boldly all my days.

4. He claims my lips, that purest word
In all my converse may be heard;
My motives, passions, thoughts, that these
My inner life, my King may please.

5. He claims the brightness of my youth,
My earnest strivings after truth,
My joys, my toil, my craftsman’s skill;
All have their place, and serve His will.

6. O Lord my king, I turn to Thee;
Thy loyal service makes me free;
My daily task Thou shalt assign;
For heart and will and life are Thine.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord is king! I own His pow'r
• Title: The Lord Is King! (Terry)
• Author: Darley Terry (1911)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The Methodist School Hymnal, 1911
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 13515 43211 31671
• Key: C Major
• Source: Gre­no­ble An­ti­phon­er, 1753
• Copyright: Public Domain