Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#304

304. Devoting All to God

1. Blest Lord, my wand'ring heart recall,
From bondage set me loose;
I would not wish to live at all
Unless I live for you.

2. To you, wheree'er I pitch my tent,
I would an altar raise,
And with a humble frame present
The sacrifice of praise.

3. To you devote my health and strength,
While health and strength shall last,
For future mercies humbly trust,
Nor e'er forget the past.

4. Lord, guide me through the wilderness,
To Canaan's fertile land;
Through Jordan's stream fearlessly pass,
If you but give command.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest Lord, my wand'ring heart recall
• Title: Devoting All to God
• Author: Benjamin Beddome (1787)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Leviticus 23:42-43
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 21; Feast of Tabernacles
• Notes: Text by Baptist minister Benjamin Beddome, sts. 2–3 first publ. in Rippon’s Selection (1787), all in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship or Family Devotion (1817), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: BANGOR
• Composer: William Tans'ur (1734)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6
• Incipit: 31763 6543
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: arr. Hymns Ancient & Modern Second Supplement, 1916