The Christian — Godly Life

And must I part with all I have

No. 649
Metre C. M.
Words Benjamin Beddome.
Singing key A♭ major
4 stanzas

Sung to ORTONVILLE (hymn 179)

Words

And must I part with all I have,My dearest Lord, for thee?It is but right since thou hast doneMuch more than this for me.

Yes, let it go; one look from theeWill more than make amendsFor all the losses I sustainOf honor, riches, friends.

Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives,How worthless they appearCompared with thee, supremely good,Divinely bright and fair!

Saviour of souls, could I from theeA single smile obtain,The loss of all things I could bear,And glory in my gain.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «649» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 211, with the reference line «179, 546, 669.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 179 ORTONVILLE, 546 MEAR or 669 COVENTRY, all C. M.; no meter is printed — the four lines 8.6.8.6 are C. M., like the referenced tunes). Stanza 1 stands at the foot of the left column; stanzas 2–4 continue at the top of the right column. Stanzas numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. The first word «AND» is set in capitals and small capitals; written «And». «Benjamin Beddome.» in italics after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before «?» and «;» («thee ?», «go ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («Saviour», «honor»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.