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Teach Me, My God and King

George Herbert (1633) • English

Primary Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:12-22

Verse 1

Teach me, my God and King, in all things Thee to see, and what I do in anything, to do it as for Thee.

Verse 2

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.

Verse 3

All may of Thee partake; nothing so small can be, but draws, when acted for Thy sake, greatness and worth from Thee.

Verse 4

If done t'obey Thy laws, e’en servile labors shine; hallowed is toil, if this the cause, the meanest work divine.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • deuteronomy 10:12-22

Reference 2

  • joshua 24:1-25

Reference 3

  • 1-samuel 12:19-25

Reference 4

  • psalms 103:8

Reference 5

  • ezekiel 36:24-28

Reference 6

  • matthew 10:24-39

Reference 7

  • matthew 16:21-28

Reference 8

  • matthew 19:29

Reference 9

  • mark 8:27-38

Reference 10

  • mark 10:17-31