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Text:Blest be Thy love, dear Lord
Author:John Austin
Tune:DENNIS
Arranger:Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc.
Composer:Johann Georg Nägeli

404. Blest be Thy love, dear Lord

1 Blest be Thy love, dear Lord,
That taught us this sweet way,
Only to love Thee for Thyself,
And for that love obey.

2 O Thou, our soul's chief Hope!
We to Thy mercy fly;
What'er we are, Thou canst protect,
What'er we need, supply.

3 Whether we sleep or wake,
To Thee we both resign;
The darkest night is as the day,
If Thy light on us shine.

4 Whether we live or die,
Both we submit to Thee;
In death we live as well as life,
If Thine in faith we be.

Text Information
First Line: Blest be Thy love, dear Lord
Author: John Austin (1668)
Meter: S. M. No. 3
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate Tune: STATE STREET, #465
Tune Information
Name: DENNIS
Composer: Johann Georg Nägeli (1832)
Arranger: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1845)
Meter: S. M. No. 3
Key: F Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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