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: Flo­ra Kirk­land, in Chris­tian Hymns No. 1, ed­it­ed by Will­iam P. Hall & J. Wil­bur Chap­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1899), num­ber 139.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Kirk­land (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

Where shall I go, Lord, where shall I go?
Wisdom to guide me Thou wilt be­stow;
Help me to go, Lord, where Thou dost lead,
Trusting Thy pro­mise, Grace for all need.

Refrain

What shall it be, Lord, what shall it be?
How can I serve Thee, serve Thee best?
Speak un­to me, Lord, speak un­to me,
Help me to shrink from no test.

What shall I say, Lord, what shall I say?
Thou art my teach­er, teach me to­day.
Only and ev­er help me to be
Speaking for Thee, Lord, speak­ing for Thee.

Refrain

What shall I read, Lord, what shall I read?
Here Thy pro­tect­ion ev­er I need;
Led by Thy Spir­it, sent from above,
E’en thro’ temp­ta­tion safe­ly I’ll move.

Refrain

Purchased by Thee, Lord, now I am Thine,
Time, thought and ef­fort ne­ver­more mine;
Thou hast re­deemed me, help me to be
Shining for Thee, Lord, on­ly for Thee.

Refrain