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