Lord, it belongs not to my care

Verse 1

Lord, it belongs not to my care Whether I die or live; To love and serve you is my share, And this your grace must give. If life be long, I will be glad, That I may long obey; If short, yet why should I be sad; It shall have the same pay.

Verse 2

Would I long bear my heavy load And keep my sorrows long? Would I long sin against my God, And his dear mercy wrong? How much is sinful flesh my foe, Which does my soul pervert; To linger here in sin and woe, And steals from God my heart?

Verse 3

Christ leads me thru' no darker room Than he went thru' before; He who into God's kingdom comes Must enter by this door. Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet Thy blessed face to see, For if your work on Earth be sweet, What will thy glory be?

Verse 4

Then I shall end my sad complaints And weary, sinful days, And join with the triumphant saints Who sing Jehovah's praise. My knowledge of that life is small; The eye of faith is dim, But it's enough that Christ knows all, And I shall be with him.