Scripture Verse

My king and my God. Psalm 84:3

Introduction

Words: George H. Badg­er, 1910.

Music: St. Mi­chael tune by Lou­is Bour­geois in the French Ge­ne­van Psal­ter, 1551. Adapt­ed by Will­iam Crotch in his Psalm Tunes, 1836 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Bad­ger (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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William Crotch (1775–1847)

Lyrics

O Thou who art my king,
Submissive to Thy law,
I yield my soul, un­quest­ion­ing,
In rev­er­ent­ial awe.

Father, who art in Heav­en,
Helpless I lean on Thee,
And trust, each day, grace may be giv­en
To meet earth’s po­ver­ty.

O Com­rade of life’s way,
With all my strength I rise,
Eager with Thee to serve each day,
In love’s blest en­ter­prise.

More dear than yield­ing will,
Or faith’s hu­mil­ity,
O God, is this deep-puls­ing thrill
Of com­rade­ship with Thee.