Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #383
Display Title: Lord, be thy word my rule First Line: Lord, be thy word my rule Date: 2000
Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #383
1 Lord, be thy word my rule,
in it may I rejoice;
thy glory be my aim,
thy holy will my choice;
2 thy promises my hope,
thy providence my guard,
thine arm my strong support,
thyself my great reward.
Source: CPWI Hymnal #396
First Line: | Lord, be Thy word my rule |
Title: | Lord, Be Thy Word My Rule |
Author: | Christopher Wordsworth |
Meter: | 6.6.6.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Lord, be Thy Word my rule. Bp. C. Wordsworth, of Lincoln. [Confirmation.] From the 5th edition 1872, of his Holy Year, p. 209, into the 1904 ed. of Hymns Ancient and Modern.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)