Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Praise and Reverence of God

What shall I render to my God

  • No. 28
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

What shall I render to my God
For all his kindness shown?
My feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs address thy throne.

2

Among the saints who fill thy house
My offering shall be paid;
There shall my zeal perform the vows
My soul in anguish made.

3

How much is mercy thy delight,
Thou ever-blessed God!
How dear thy servants in thy sight!
How precious is their blood!

4

How happy all thy servants are!
How great thy grace to me!
My life, which thou hast made thy care,
Lord, I devote to thee.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «28», reference line «201, 7, 546.» (sing to the tune of hymn 201, 7 or 546), four numbered stanzas in the left column of p. 14; no author is printed. The first word «WHAT» is set in small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «?» «;» «!» («shown ?», «paid ;», «God !»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («ever-blessed» hyphenated); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Praise and Reverence of God · No. 28 · printed page 14
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-25