Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 Hymnal: Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #171 (2000) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Hymnal Title: Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New Lyrics: 1 Fill thou my life, O Lord my God,
in ev'ry part with praise,
that my whole being may proclaim
thy being and thy ways.
2 Not for the lip of praise alone,
nor e'en the praising heart,
I ask, but for a life made up
of praise in ev'ry part.
3 Praise in the common things of life,
its goings out and in;
praise in each duty and each deed,
however small and mean.
4 Fill ev'ry part of me with praise:
let all my being speak
of thee and of thy love, O Lord,
poor though I be and weak.
5 So shalt thou, Lord, receive from me
the praise and glory due;
and so shall I begin on earth
the song for ever new.
6 So shall each fear, each fret, each care,
be turnèd into song;
and ev'ry winding of the way
the echo shall prolong.
7 So shall no part of day or night
unblest or common be;
but all my life, in ev'ry step,
be fellowship with thee. Topics: Confirmation; Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving Languages: English Tune Title: RICHMOND
Fill thou my life, O Lord my God