1. Fill thou my life, O Lord my God,
in ev’ry part with praise,
that my whole being may proclaim
thy being and thy ways.
Not for the lip of praise alone,
nor e’en the praising heart,
I ask, but for a life made up
of praise in ev’ry part:
2. Praise in the common words I speak,
life’s common looks and tones,
in fellowship enjoyed at home
with my beloved ones,
enduring wrong, reproach, or loss
with sweet and steadfast will,
forgiving freely those who hate,
returning good for ill.
3. So shall each fear, each fret, each care
be turned into a song,
and ev’ry winding of the way
the echo shall prolong.
So shall no part of day or night
from sacredness be free,
but all my life, in ev’ry step,
be fellowship with thee.
FILL THOU MY LIFE, O LORD MY GOD
First Line:
Fill thou my life, O Lord my God, in ev’ry part with praise,
Songbook: Trinity Psalter Hymnal 2018
Page Number: 534
Song Key: A flat
Language: English
Authors: Horatius Bonar, 1866
Tune Name: ELLACOMBE
Themes: Christian Service
Composer: "Gesangbuch", Würtemberg, 1784
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