Hymn
People of the living God
People of the living God,
I have sought the world around,
Paths of sin and sorrow trod,
Peace and comfort nowhere found.
Now to you my spirit turns--
Turns, a fugitive unblest;
Brethren, where your altar burns,
Oh, receive me into rest.
Lonely I no longer roam,
Like the cloud, the wind, the wave;
Where you dwell shall be my home,
Where you die shall be my grave,
Mine the God whom you adore,
Your Redeemer shall be mine;
Earth can fill my heart no more,
Every idol I resign.
Tell me not of gain or loss,
Ease, enjoyment, pomp and power;
Welcome poverty and cross,
Shame, reproach, affliction's hour
"Follow me!" I know the voice!
Jesus, Lord! thy steps I see:
Now I take thy yoke by choice;
Light thy burden now to me.
People of the living God — Text from Living Hymns, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/people-of-the-living-god
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote People of the living God?
The words of People of the living God were written by James Montgomery; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 43 more hymns by James Montgomery, including The Horrors of the Second death and Glory to the Father Give.
Is People of the living God public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Living Hymns, 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 metre of People of the living God?
People of the living God is in 7.7.7.7 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, I Am His, and He Is Mine, Sinners! Turn, Why Will You Die and At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing.