Hymn
My Dear Redeemer and My Lord
My blest Redeemer and my Lord,
I read my duty in thy word;
But in thy life the law appears,
Drawn out in living characters.
What truth and love thy bosom fill!
What zeal to do thy Father's will!
Such zeal, and truth, and love divine
I would transcribe, and make them mine.
Cold mountains and the midnight air
Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer;
The desert thy temptations new,
Thy conflict, and thy vict'ry too.
Be thou my pattern; make me bear
More of thy gracious image;
Then God, the Judge, shall own my name
Among the foll'wers of the Lamb.
My Dear Redeemer and My Lord — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/my-dear-redeemer-and-my-lord
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote My Dear Redeemer and My Lord?
The words of My Dear Redeemer and My Lord were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1908. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Christ our High Priest and King, and Christ coming to judgment and Saints in the Hand of Christ.
Is My Dear Redeemer and My Lord public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. 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 My Dear Redeemer and My Lord?
My Dear Redeemer and My Lord is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Missionary Meeting, The Kingdom of Christ and Christ Ever Liveth to Make Intercession.