Hymns of Consecration and Faith ‎#226

226. I am the Lord's!

1 I am the Lord’s! O Joy beyond expression,
O sweet response to voice of love Divine;
Faith’s joyous “Yes” to the assuring whisper,
“Fear not, I have redeem’d thee, thou art Mine.”

2 I am the Lord’s! It hushes ev’ry murmur,
It soothes the fever’d spirit to its rest;
I am the Lord’s! It is the child’s rejoinder,
Who knows and feels the Father’s will is best.

3 I am the Lord’s! It is the glad confession,
Wherewith the Bride recalls the happy day,
When love’s “I will” accepted Him for ever,
“The Lord’s,” to love, to honour and obey.

4 I am the Lord’s! O eagerly and gladly,
Triumphantly and gratefully we sing;
I am the Lord’s! It is the rock unfailing
To which our storm-tossed souls in danger cling.

5 I am the Lord’s! Yet teach me all it meaneth,
All it involves of love and loyalty,
Of holy service, absolute surrender,
And unreserved obedience unto Thee.

6 I am the Lord’s! Yes; body, soul and spirit,—
They’re sealed, and irrecoverably Thine;
As Thou, Belovèd, in Thy grace and fulness
For ever and for evermore art mine.

Text Information

• First Line: I am the Lord's! O Joy beyond expression
• Title: I am the Lord's!
• Author: Lucy A. Bennett
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1902

Tune Information

• Name: [I am the Lord's! O Joy beyond expression]
• Composer: Rev. H. G. Warren
• Meter: 11.10.11.10.