The Christian — Godly Life

Weaned from this earth I fain would be

No. 632
Words Anon.
Singing key B♭ major
3 stanzas

Sung to BURTON (hymn 223)

Words

Weaned from this earth I fain would be,Of sin, of self, of all but Thee;Reserved for Christ who bled and died,Surrendered to the Crucified.

Securely hid from sin and strife,The lust, the pomp, the pride of life;Prepared for heaven; my noblest careTo have my conversation there.

Nothing save Jesus would I know;My friend, and my companion, thou;Constrain my soul thy sway to own;Self-will, self-righteousness dethrone.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «632» (large) in the left column of p. 207, below hymn 631; reference line «223, 431, 23.» in bold italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 223, 431 or 23); three stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); «Anon.» in italics at the end. The first word «WEANED» is set as a capital W followed by «EANED» in small capitals. All four lines of each stanza are set flush. The print sets a thin space before «;» («Thee ;», «life ;», «heaven ;», «know ;», «thou ;», «own ;»); it is closed up here. Two words of stanza 3 are partly covered by blots of ink — «sway» (line 3) and the end of «self-righteousness» (line 4); see uncertainties.md. «Thee» (stanza 1) is capitalized, «thou» (stanza 3) is not, as printed. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).