
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 272 hymnals Topics: Self-Consecration; Self-Consecration Lyrics: 1 Great God, indulge my heartfelt claim;
Be Thou my hope, my joy, my rest;
The glories that compose Thy name
Stand all engaged to make me blest.
2 Thou great and good, Thou just and wise,
Thou art my Father and my God;
And I am thine by sacred ties,
Thy child and servant, bought with blood.
3 With heart and eyes, and lifted hands,
For Thee I long, for Thee I look,
As travellers in thirsty lands,
Pant for the cooling water-brook.
4 E'en life itself, without Thy love,
No lasting pleasures can afford:
Yea, 'twould a tiresome burden prove,
If I were banish'd from Thee, Lord.
5 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice,
While I have breath to pray or praise;
This work shall make my heart rejoice
Throughout the remnant of my days.
Great God, indulge my humble claim