Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#52

52. My dear Redeemer, and my Lord

1 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord,
I read my duty in Thy Word,
But in Thy life the law appears,
Drawn out in living characters.

2 Such was Thy truth, and such Thy zeal,
Such def'rence to Thy Father’s will,
Such love, and meekness so divine,
I would transcribe and make them mine.

3 Cold mountains and the midnight air
Witnessed the fervor of Thy prayer:
The desert Thy temptation knew,
Thy conflict, and Thy vict'ry, too.

4. Be Thou my Pattern; make me bear
More of Thy gracious image here;
Then God, the Judge shall own my name
Amongst the followers of the Lamb.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My dear Redeemer, and my Lord
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Septuagesima to Lent

Tune Information

• Name: FEDERAL STREET
• Composer: Henry K. Oliver (1832)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major