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Text:Friends, Not Servants
Author:F. G. Burroughs
Tune:[Oh, how blessed is the service]
Composer:John J. Hood

61. Friends, Not Servants

1 Oh, how blessed is the service
We may render to the Lord
When all duty glows with pleasure,
And our wills with his accord.

Refrain:
I’m a child, and not a servant,
Of the God whose grace I sing!
I’m an heir of life eternal,—
I’m the friend of Christ my King!

2 Oh, how blessed to be trusted
With the secret of the Lord,
As the Holy Spirit guides us
Through the pathways of his Word. [Refrain]

3 Oh, how blessed to be able
All his promises to claim,
And to bear the royal likeness
‘Mid our service In His Name. [Refrain]

4 Oh, how blessed to be granted
Fellowship with him we love,
Now to share his night of sorrow,—
Then to reign with him above. [Refrain]

5 Oh, how blessed to be growing
Daily in his grace divine,
Sitting at the King’s own table;
Nourished by his bread and wine. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Oh, how blessed is the service
Title: Friends, Not Servants
Author: F. G. Burroughs
Refrain First Line: I’m a child, and not a servant
Language: English
Publication Date: 1889
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Oh, how blessed is the service]
Composer: John J. Hood
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
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