Hymn
Humility and Submission
Is there ambition in my heart?
Search, gracious God, and see;
Or do I act a haughty part?
Lord, I appeal to thee.
I charge my thoughts, be humble still,
And all my carriage mild;
Content, my Father, with thy will,
And quiet as a child.
The patient soul, the lowly mind,
Shall have a large reward;
Let saints in sorrow lie resigned,
And trust a faithful Lord.
Humility and Submission — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/humility-and-submission
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Humility and Submission?
The words of Humility and Submission were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Praise for Spiritual and Temporal Mercies and Access to the Throne of Grace by a Mediator.
Is Humility and Submission public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Voice of Praise, published in 1873. 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 metre of Humility and Submission?
Humility and Submission is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me, According to Thy Gracious Word and Imperfection of Nature, and Perfection of Scripture.