Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: Do not I love thee O my Lord
Topic: God Perfect
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 296
Page Number: 276, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsDo not I love thee, O my Lord?
Behold my heart, and see;
And turn each cursed idol out,
That dares to rival thee
Is not thy name melodious still
To mine attentive ear?
Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound
My Saviour's voice to hear?
[Hast thou a Lamb in all thy flock,
I would disdain to feed?
Hast thou a foe before whose face
I fear thy cause to plead?
Would not mine ardent spirit vie
With angels round the throne,
To execute thy sacred will,
And make thy glory known?]
Thou know'st I love thee, dearest Lord;
But, O! I long to soar
Far from the sphere of mortal joys,
And learn to love thee more.