The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#608

608. Let Thoughtless Thousands Choose the Road

1 Let thoughtless thousands choose the road
That leads the soul away from God;
This happiness, dear Lord, be mine,
To live and die entirely Thine.

2 On Christ, by faith, I fain would live,
From Him my life, my all, receive,
To Him devote my fleeting hours,
Serve Him alone with all my pow'rs.

3 Christ is my everlasting All;
To Him I look, on Him I call;
He will my ev'ry want supply
In time and thro' eternity.

4 Soon will the Lord, my Life, appear;
Soon shall I end my trials here,
Leave sin and sorrow, death and pain.
To live is Christ, to die is gain.

5 Soon will the saints in glory meet,
Soon walk through every golden street,
And sing on every blissful plain:
To live is Christ, to die is gain.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Let thoughtless thousands choose the road
• Title: Let Thoughtless Thousands Choose the Road
• Author: Joseph Hoskins (1789)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Philippians 1:21
• Topic: The Last Things: Judgment

Tune Information

• Name: WAREHAM
• Composer: William Knapp (1738)
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: B♭ Major