Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Ah wretched souls that strive in vain
Topic: Penitential
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 35
Page Number: 041, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsAh! Wretched souls that strive in vain,
Slaves tot he world and slaves to sin,
A nobler toil may I sustain,
A nobler satisfaction gain.
May I resolve with all my heart,
With all my powers to serve the Lord;
Nor from his precepts e'er depart,
Confiding daily in his word.
O, be his service all my joy,
Around let my example shine,
Till others love the blest employ,
And join in labors so divine.
Be this the purpose of my soul,
My constant, my determin'd choice,
To yield to his supreme control,
And in his kind commands rejoice.
O may I never faint nor tire,
Nor wand'ring leave his sacred ways;
Great God, accept my soul's desire,
And give me strength to live thy praise.