Scripture Verse

What doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul. Deuteronomy 10:12

Introduction

Words: J. How­ard Wert, in Songs of Love and Praise (Har­ris­burg, Penn­syl­van­ia: S. B. El­len­ber­ger, 1884), num­ber 160.

Music: Co­quit­lam Jo­han­na Kin­kel (1810–1858) (🔊 pdf nwc) (for male voic­es).

Alternate Tune:

  • Kinkel Jo­han­na Kin­kel (1810–1858) (🔊 pdf nwc) (a dif­fer­ent ar­range­ment of Co­quit­lam)

If you know Wert’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Johanna Kinkel (1810–1858)

Lyrics

How can I live for Je­sus?
How can I work for Je­sus?
How can I spread the story,
And win a crown of glo­ry?

Refrain

Help me, O Lord, to watch and pray,
And live for Je­sus ev­ery day.

By faith I now behold Thee,
Oh! let Thy love en­fold me,
Till pass­ing Hea­ven’s por­tal
I join the band im­mor­tal.

Refrain

I see the blood drops stream­ing,
Shed for the world’s re­deem­ing;
Let ev­ery tribe and na­tion
Bow down in ado­ra­tion.

Refrain

Help me to spread the sto­ry,
This be my on­ly glo­ry;
For Christ’s sal­va­tion sigh­ing,
His love shall cheer me dy­ing.

Refrain