The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8778

8778. Is This Thy Will, And Must I Be

1 Is this Thy will, and must I be
A living witness, Lord, for Thee?
Must I Thy wondrous love record,
And spread Thy praises far abroad?

2 Must I to all Thy saints unfold
The things which Thou to me hast told?
And shall the eyes of sinners see
What Thou hast done for worthless me?

3 Wilt Thou no longer me excuse,
And wilt Thou frown if I refuse?
O let me have Thy presence still,
And I’ll submit to all Thy will!

4 Make Thou my path of duty plain,
And let Thine arm my soul sustain;
Give me new strength, new courage here,
And fill my soul with holy fear.

5 To Thee I dedicate the whole,
Thine is my heart, and Thine my soul;
Bless what my feeble hand hath wrought,
And take the praise of every thought.

6 Wilt Thou, dear Lord, Thine handmaid own?
Her offering with acceptance crown?
Thy glory is her humble aim:
Eternal glory to Thy name!

Alternate last stanza:

Wilt Thou, dear Lord, Thine servant own?
My offering with acceptance crown?
Thy glory is my humble aim:
Eternal glory to Thy name!

Text Information

• First Line: Is this Thy will, and must I be
• Title: Is This Thy Will, And Must I Be
• Author: Susanna Harrison
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Songs in the Night (Ipswich, England: Punchard & Jermyn, 1780)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: WARRINGTON by Ralph Harrison

Tune Information

• Name: WOODWORTH
• Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury (1849)
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major
• Source: Mendelssohn Collection, or Third Book of Psalmody (New York: 1849)
• Copyright: Public Domain