Hymns to the Living God ‎#259

259. Teach Me, My God and King

1 Teach me, my God and King,
in all things Thee to see,
and what I do in anything,
to do it as for Thee.

2 To scorn the senses’ sway,
while still to Thee I tend;
in all I do be Thou the Way,
in all be Thou the End.

3 All may of Thee partake;
nothing so small can be,
but draws, when acted for Thy sake,
greatness and worth from Thee.

4 If done t'obey Thy laws,
e’en servile labors shine;
hallowed is toil, if this the cause,
the meanest work divine.

Text Information

• First Line: Teach me, my God and King
• Title: Teach Me, My God and King
• Author: George Herbert (1653)
• Alterer: John Wesley (1738)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2017
• Topic: Submission and Profession
• Notes: Recast by John Wesley

Tune Information

• Name: FESTAL SONG
• Composer: Willam Henry Walter (1894)
• Meter: SM
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Higher key: no. 145