Hymn
Teach Me, My God and King
Teach me, my God and King,
In all things Thee to see,
And what I do in anything
To do it as for Thee;
To scorn the senses' sway,
While still to Thee I tend:
In all I do be Thou the Way,
In all be Thou the End.
All may of Thee partake;
Nothing so small can be
But draws, when acted for Thy sake,
Greatness and worth from Thee:
If done to obey Thy laws,
E'en servile labors shine;
Hallowed is toil, if this the cause,
The meanest work Divine.
Amen.
Teach Me, My God and King — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/teach-me-my-god-and-king
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Teach Me, My God and King?
The words of Teach Me, My God and King were written by George Herbert; the version here was published in 1895. The library also holds Let All the World in Every Corner Sing, another hymn by George Herbert.
Is Teach Me, My God and King public domain?
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What is the metre of Teach Me, My God and King?
Teach Me, My God and King is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Universal Praise, Give to the Winds Thy Fears and Our day of praise is done.