Hymn

Now [May] I resolve with all my heart

Anne Steele

Metre 8.8.8.8.

Now I resolve with all my heart,

With all my powers, to serve the Lord;

Nor from His precepts e'er depart

Whose service is a rich reward.

O be His service all my joy;

Around let my example shine,

Till others love the blest employ,

And join in labors so Divine.

Be this the purpose of my soul,

My solemn, my determined choice,

To yield to His supreme control,

And in His kind commands rejoice.

O may I never faint nor tire,

Now wandering leave His sacred ways:

Great God, accept my soul's desire,

And give my strength to live Thy praise.

Now [May] I resolve with all my heart — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/now-may-i-resolve-with-all-my-heart

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Who wrote Now [May] I resolve with all my heart?

The words of Now [May] I resolve with all my heart were written by Anne Steele; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 47 more hymns by Anne Steele, including God Seen In His Works and The Wonders of Redemption.

Is Now [May] I resolve with all my heart public domain?

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What is the metre of Now [May] I resolve with all my heart?

Now [May] I resolve with all my heart is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, In the Sanctuary, The Almost Christian and Again, as evening's shadow falls.