Hymn
Circumspection
- Writer
- Charles Wesley
- Meter
- 8.8.6.8.8.6
Be it my only wisdom here
To serve the Lord with filial fear,
With loving gratitude!
Knowledge divine may I display,
By shunning every evil way,
And walking in the good.
O may I still from sin depart!
A wise and understanding heart,
Jesus, to me be given!
And let me through thy Spirit know
To glorify my God below,
And find my way to heaven.
Circumspection — Text from Church Book, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/circumspection
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Circumspection?
The words of Circumspection were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Arise, My Soul, Arise and O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done.
Is Circumspection public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Church Book, published in 1890. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Circumspection?
Circumspection is in 8.8.6.8.8.6. Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O could I speak the matchless worth, O Love Divine, How Sweet Thou Art and The Pilgrim's Happy Lot.