Let Me Be Thine

Thine, Lord, O may I be

Author: William Bennett
Tune: [Thine, Lord, O may I be]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Thine, Lord, O may I be,
Teach me Thy will;
Draw my cold heart to Thee,
With rapture thrill;
Banish my guilty fear,
Dry every bitter tear,
My troubled spirit cheer,
Say, “Peace, be still.”

2 Keep me in danger’s hour
Near to Thy side;
On me Thy Spirit pour,
With me abide;
Bid every doubt depart,
Fully possess my heart;
Mine be that better part,
In Thee to hide.

3 Thus shall I sweetly prove,
While here below,
Thy tender, dying love,
Thee truly know;
And when my work is done,
When I the race have run,
May glory’s crown be won,
Sweet rest with Thee.

Source: The Bright Array #157

Author: William Bennett

William Bennett, probably lived between 1847 and 1927, his work appeared in hymnals starting about 1867. Dianne Shapiro Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Thine, Lord, O may I be
Title: Let Me Be Thine
Author: William Bennett
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Bright Array #157

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