Hymn
Living to Serve the Cause of Christ
My gracious Lord, I own Thy right
To every service I can pay,
And call it my supreme delight
To hear Thy counsels and obey.
What is my being but for Thee,
Its sure support, its noblest end?
'Tis my delight Thy face to see,
And service the cause of such a Friend.
I would not sigh for worldly joy,
Or to increase my worldly good;
Nor future days nor powers employ
To spread a sounding name abroad.
To Christ my Saviour I would live,
To Him who for my ransom died;
Nor could all worldly honour give
Such bliss as crowns me at His side.
His work my hoary age shall bless,
When youthful vigour is no more;
And my last hour of life confess
His dying love, His saving power.
Living to Serve the Cause of Christ — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/living-to-serve-the-cause-of-christ
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Living to Serve the Cause of Christ?
The words of Living to Serve the Cause of Christ were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including Behold the amazing sight and O Zion, tune thy voice and raise thy hands on high.
Is Living to Serve the Cause of Christ public domain?
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What is the metre of Living to Serve the Cause of Christ?
Living to Serve the Cause of Christ is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Kingdoms and thrones to God belong, The Effusion of the Spirit; or the Success of the Gospel and As when the weary traveler gains.