I LOVE, I love my Master, I will not go out free, For He is my Redeemer, He paid the price for me. I would not leave His service, It is so sweet and blest; And in the weariest moments He gives the truest rest. I would not halve my service, His only it must be, -- His only, who so loved me And gave Himself for me. My Master shed His life-blood My vassal life to win, And save me from the bondage Of tyrant self and sin. He chose me for His service, And gave me power to choose That blessed "perfect freedom" Which I shall never lose: For He hath met my longing With word of golden tone, That I shall serve forever Himself, Himself alone. "Shall serve Him" hour by hour, For He will show me how; My Master is fulfilling His promise even now! "Shall serve Him," and "forever;" O hope most sure, most fair! The perfect love outpouring In perfect service there! Rejoicing and adoring, Henceforth my song shall be: I love, I love my Master, I will not go out free! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...W'EN I GITS HOME by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE CHOIRMASTER'S BURIAL by THOMAS HARDY SHERMAN'S IN SAVANNAH [DECEMBER 22, 1864] by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES MOUNTAIN LAUREL by ALFRED NOYES LOCHABER NO MORE by ALLAN RAMSAY TO MY SISTER by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH PEREGRINUS by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE |