The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#502

502. Lord, it belongs not to my care

1 Lord, it belongs not to my care
Whether I die or live;
To love and serve Thee is my share,
And this Thy grace must give.

2 If life be long, I will be glad
The longer to obey;
If short, no laborer is sad,
To end this toilsome day.

3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms
Than He went through before;
And he that to God's kingdom comes
Must enter by this door.

4 Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet
Thy blessed face to see;
For if Thy work on earth be sweet,
What will Thy glory be?

5 Then I shall end my sad complaints,
And weary, sinful days,
And join with the triumphant saints
That sing my Savior's praise.

6 My knowledge of that life is small;
The eye of faith is dim;
But 'tis enough that Christ knows all,
And I shall be with Him.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, it belongs not to my care
• Author: Richard Baxter (1681)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity; The Church Year: Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity

Tune Information

• Name: [Lord, it belongs not to my care]
• Composer: T. Turton, 1780—1864
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major