Scripture Verse

Now I know that you fear and revere God, since you have not held back from Me or begrudged giving Me your son. Genesis 22:12

Introduction

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Wilhelm A. F. Schulthes (1816–1879)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns and Sac­red Po­ems 1749, Vol­ume 1, num­ber 172. Ob­la­tion of a sick child.

Music: Lam­beth (Schult­hes) Wil­helm A. F. Schul­thes, 1871 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Father, Thy will be done, not mine,
Thy on­ly will be done!
To Thee my Is­aac I re­sign,
I ren­der up my son.

Without a mur­mur­ing wish I give
The child Thou gav’st to me;
Or let him to Thy glo­ry live,
Or let him die to Thee.

I dare not dep­re­cate the cross,
Or of my loss com­plain,
Assured my mo­men­ta­ry loss
Is his eter­nal gain.

I hear the pro­vi­den­tial word,
I bless the will di­vine;
Remove him from my bo­som, Lord,
And take him up to Thine.