Rejoice in the Lord ‎#358

358. O Lord and Master of Us All

1 O Lord and Master of us all,
whate’er our name or sign,
we own thy sway, we hear thy call,
we test our lives by Thine.

2 Thou judgest us; thy purity
doth all our lusts condemn;
the love that draws us nearer thee
is hot with wrath to them.

3 Yet weak and blinded though we be,
thou dost our service own;
we bring our varying gifts to thee,
and thou rejectest none.

4 Apart from thee all gain is loss,
all labor vainly done;
the solemn shadow of the cross
is better than the sun.

5 We faintly hear, we dimly see,
in diff'ring phrase we pray;
but, dim or clear, we own in thee
the Life, the Truth, the Way.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord and Master of us all
• Title: O Lord and Master of Us All
• Author: J. G. Whittier (1856)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Psalm 139:1
  ;
  John 14:6
• Topic: Call and Response

Tune Information

• Name: CONTEMPLATION (Ouseley)
• Composer: F. A. G. Ouseley (1889)
• Meter: CM
• Key: E♭ Major