LYRICS
| Meter: | 11 7 11 7 and refrain
| | Writer(s): | Lydia Shivers Leech
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: | 1915
| | Bible Refs: | Jn 12:26
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| 1. I have made my choice
to follow Christ each day,
I am Thine for service, Lord;
Tho’ I sometimes falter
on the thorny way,
I am Thine for service, Lord.
Refrain.
Thine for service when
9the days are drear,
Thine for service when
the skies are clear;
Yes, Thine for service
thro’ the coming years,
I am Thine for service, Lord.
2. Let me idle not the
precious hours away,
I am Thine for service, Lord;
As Thy voice shall bid me,
I will go or stay,
I am Thine for service, Lord.
Refrain.
Thine for service when
9the days are drear,
Thine for service when
the skies are clear;
Yes, Thine for service
thro’ the coming years,
I am Thine for service, Lord.
3. I will never ask Thee “How,”
or “Where,” or “Why?”
For I’ve cast my lot with Thee
Till the glory gates
shall open by and by,
With a “Welcome Home” for me.
Refrain.
Thine for service when
9the days are drear,
Thine for service when
the skies are clear;
Yes, Thine for service
thro’ the coming years,
I am Thine for service, Lord.
4. I am Thine for service
till the last glad hour
Shall have passed on earth from me;
And I wake to service
of a greater pow’r,
Thro’ a glad eternity.
Refrain.
Thine for service when
9the days are drear,
Thine for service when
the skies are clear;
Yes, Thine for service
thro’ the coming years,
I am Thine for service, Lord.
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