ELHB Hymn 496
Lord, it belongs not to my care
Richard Baxter (1681)
Hymn Text
496. Lord, it belongs not to my care
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1 Lord, it belongs not to my care,
Whether I die or live;
To love and serve Thee is my share,
And this Thy grace must give.
Whether I die or live;
To love and serve Thee is my share,
And this Thy grace must give.
2 If life be long, I will be glad
That I may long obey;
If short, yet why should I be sad
To soar to endless day?
That I may long obey;
If short, yet why should I be sad
To soar to endless day?
3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms
Than He went through before;
He that into God's kingdom comes
Must enter by this door.
Than He went through before;
He that into God's kingdom comes
Must enter by this door.
4 Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet
Thy blessed face to see;
For if Thy work on earth is sweet,
What will Thy glory be?
Thy blessed face to see;
For if Thy work on earth is sweet,
What will Thy glory be?
5 Then shall I end my sad complaints,
And weary sinful days,
And join with the triumphant saints,
Who sing my Savior's praise.
And weary sinful days,
And join with the triumphant saints,
Who sing my Savior's praise.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #496