Text: | Thou Maker of our mortal frame |
Author: | Anon. |
1 Thou Maker of our mortal frame--
Of all thy works the noblest far,
We bow before thy righteous claim
To all we have, and all we are.
2 Our tongues were fashioned for thy word,
Our hands to do thy will divine;
Our bodies are thy temple, Lord,
The mind's immortal powers are thine.
3 Its highest thought--to trace thy skill,
Its purest love, on thee to rest,
Its noblest action of the will,
To choose thy service, and be blest.
4 Our ransomed spirits rise to thee--
Unfailing source of light and joy!
Thy love has made thy children free,
Thy praise shall life and strength employ.
5 Give grace and mercy to the end--
For we are thine and not our own:
So shall we to thy courts ascend,
And cast our crowns before thy throne.
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First Line: | Thou Maker of our mortal frame |
Author: | Anon. |
Meter: | L. M. |
Publication Date: | 1873 |
Topic: | The Christian System: Creation and Fall of Man; Chief End of Man |