No. 147 Detroit, Soh 40
Hexatonic, mode 2, b (I — 3 IV V 6 7)
Do I not love thee, O my Lord?
Behold my heart and see;
And turn each cursed idol out,
That dares to rival thee.
Hast thou a lamb in all thy flock
I would disdain to feed?
Hast thou a foe before whose face
I fear thy cause to plead?
Would not my ardent spirit vie
With angels ’round thy throne,
To execute thy sacred will,
And make thy glory known?
Thou know’st I love thee, dearest Lord,
But Oh! I long to soar
Far from the sphere of mortal joys,
That I may love thee more.
Philip Doddridge is credited with the words. The tune is attributed to ‘Bradshaw’ in the Southern Harmony. Found also, UH 33, KNH 23, OSH 39, HH 158, SOC 175, HOC 22, WP 24, SKH 85, GOS 282. The melody is similar to a number of those given by Sharp (i., 150ff.) with ‘The Wife of Usher’s Well’.