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Text:Greatness in Service
Author:Thomas H. Gill
Tune:SERENITY
Arranger:W. V. Wallace

290. Greatness in Service

1 Oh, not to fill the mouth of fame
My longing soul is stirred;
Oh, give me a diviner name!
Call me thy servant, Lord!

2 No longer would my soul be known
As uncontrolled and free;
Oh, not mine own, oh, not mine own!
Lord, I belong to thee!

3 Thy servant, me thy servant choose;
Naught of thy claim abate!
The glorious name I would not lose,
Nor change the sweet estate.

4 In life, in death, on earth, in heaven,
This is the name for me!
The same sweet style and title given
Through all eternity.

Text Information
First Line: Oh, not to fill the mouth of fame
Title: Greatness in Service
Author: Thomas H. Gill
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Christian Experience; Backsliding; Christians: Conflicts (1 more...)
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: SERENITY
Arranger: W. V. Wallace
Meter: C. M.
Key: E Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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