Songs of Praise with Tunes ‎#410

410. Devotion to Christ

1 I lift my heart to Thee,
Saviour Divine!
For Thou art all to me,
And I am Thine.
Is there on earth a closer bond than this,
That "my Beloved's mine, and I am His?"

2 Thine am I be all ties;
But chiefly Thine,
That through Thy sacrifice,
Thou, Lord, art mine.
By Thine own cords of love, so sweetly wound
Around me, I to Thee am closely bound.

3 To Thee, Thou bleeding Lamb,
I all things owe;
All that I have and am,
And all I know.
All that I have is now no longer mine,
And I am not mine own; Lord, I am Thine.

4 How can I, Lord, withhold
Life's brightest hour
From Thee; or gathered gold,
Or any power?
Why should I keep one precious thing from Thee,
When Thou hast given Thine own dear Self for me?

5 I pray Thee, Saviour, keep
Me in Thy love,
Until death's holy sleep
Shall me remove
To that far realm where, sin and sorrow o'er,
Thou and Thine own are one for evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: I lift my heart to thee, Savior divine
• Title: Devotion to Christ
• Author: Charles Edward Mudie (1818— )
• Meter: 6. 4. 6. 4. 10.10.
• Publication Date: 1889
• Scripture:
  Song of Solomon 6:3
  ;
  Song of Solomon 2:16
  ;
  Luke 7:47
• Topic: Consecration: To Christ; Love: For Christ

Tune Information

• Name: BUDLEIGH
• Composer: Thomas Mollison Mudie (1809-1876)
• Meter: 6. 4. 6. 4. 10.10.