Author: Richard Baxter Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 258 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, it belongs not to my care
Whether I die or live;
To love and serve Thee is my share,
And this Thy grace must give.
2 If life be long, I will be glad
The longer to obey;
If short, no laborer is sad,
To end this toilsome day.
3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms
Than He went through before;
And he that to God's kingdom comes
Must enter by this door.
4 Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet
Thy blessed face to see;
For if Thy work on earth be sweet,
What will Thy glory be?
5 Then I shall end my sad complaints,
And weary, sinful days,
And join with the triumphant saints
That sing my Savior's praise.
6 My knowledge of that life is small;
The eye of faith is dim;
But 'tis enough that Christ knows all,
And I shall be with Him. Topics: The Church Year Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity; The Church Year Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity Used With Tune: [Lord, it belongs not to my care]
Lord, it belongs not to my care