Scripture Verse

Those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son. Romans 8:29

Introduction

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Philip Doddridge
(1702–1751)

Words: Phi­lip Dodd­ridge (1702–1751). Pub­lished post­hu­mous­ly in Hymns Found­ed on Va­ri­ous Texts in the Ho­ly Scrip­tures, by Job Or­ton (Shrop­shire, Eng­land: Jo­shua Ed­dowes & John Cot­ton, 1755), num­ber 267, alt. Be­ing joined to Christ, and one spir­it with Him.

Music: Gold­en Hill, var­iou­sly at­trib­ut­ed to Aar­on Cha­pin (1753–1838) or Am­zi Cha­pin (1768–1835) (🔊 pdf nwc). Appeared in the Ken­tuc­ky Har­mo­ny, by Ana­ni­as Da­vis­son, 1816.

Lyrics

My Sav­ior, I am Thine
By ev­er­last­ing bands;
My name, my heart I would re­sign,
My soul is in Thy hands.

To Thee I still would cleave
With ever grow­ing zeal;
Let mill­ions tempt me Christ to leave,
They ne­ver shall pre­vail.

His Spir­it shall unite
My soul to Him, my head,
Conform me to His im­age bright,
Teach me His path to tread.

Death will my soul di­vide
From this abode of clay;
But love shall keep me near His side
Thro’ all the gloomy way.

Since Christ and I are one,
There’s no­thing else to fear.
If He in Heav’n hath fixed His throne,
He’ll fix His mem­bers there.