58. The Body, Lord, Is Ours to Keep

1 The body, Lord, is ours to keep
In glowing health and strength for thee,
That through its life thy life may life,
Thy will move strong and swift and free;
My body, Lord, is thine to keep,
Strong and swift and free.

2 The mind, O Lord, is ours to keep
In cleanliness and purity,
That every tho't and word and deed
May own itself akin to thee;
My mind, o Lord, is thine to keep,
Clean and pure and free.

3 The soul, O Lord, is ours to keep
In close companionship with thee,
That soul is body, mind and heart,
And these are but a unity;
My soul, O Lord, is thine to keep
In comradeship with thee.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: The body, Lord, is ours to keep
Title: The Body, Lord, Is Ours to Keep
Author: Eleanor B. Stock
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.5
Language: English
Publication Date: 1935
Topic: Conduct
Copyright: By permission of the author. Form "Singing Pathways" edited by Mary Stevens Dickle and published by Powell and White, Cincinnati, Ohio
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: DOLUT
Composer: Sebastian W. Meyer
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.5
Key: G Major



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