8778. Is This Thy Will, And Must I Be

1 Is this Thy will, and must I be
A living witness, Lord, for Thee?
Must I Thy wondrous love record,
And spread Thy praises far abroad?

2 Must I to all Thy saints unfold
The things which Thou to me hast told?
And shall the eyes of sinners see
What Thou hast done for worthless me?

3 Wilt Thou no longer me excuse,
And wilt Thou frown if I refuse?
O let me have Thy presence still,
And I’ll submit to all Thy will!

4 Make Thou my path of duty plain,
And let Thine arm my soul sustain;
Give me new strength, new courage here,
And fill my soul with holy fear.

5 To Thee I dedicate the whole,
Thine is my heart, and Thine my soul;
Bless what my feeble hand hath wrought,
And take the praise of every thought.

6 Wilt Thou, dear Lord, Thine handmaid own?
Her offering with acceptance crown?
Thy glory is her humble aim:
Eternal glory to Thy name!

Alternate last stanza:

Wilt Thou, dear Lord, Thine servant own?
My offering with acceptance crown?
Thy glory is my humble aim:
Eternal glory to Thy name!

Text Information
First Line: Is this Thy will, and must I be
Title: Is This Thy Will, And Must I Be
Author: Susanna Harrison
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Songs in the Night (Ipswich, England: Punchard & Jermyn, 1780)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: WARRINGTON by Ralph Harrison
Tune Information
Name: WOODWORTH
Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury (1849)
Meter: LM
Key: D Major
Source: Mendelssohn Collection, or Third Book of Psalmody (New York: 1849)
Copyright: Public Domain



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