433--I am the Lord's! O joy beyond expression,

I am the Lord's! O joy beyond expression,

433

	1.	I am the Lord's! O joy beyond expression,
		O sweet response to voice of love Divine;
		Faith's joyous "Yes" to the assuring
		whisper,
		"Fear not! I have redeemed thee; thou art
		Mine."
	2.	I am the Lord's! It is the glad confession
		Wherewith the Bride recalls the happy day,
		When love's "I will" accepted Him forever,
		"The Lord's," to love, to honor and obey.
	3.	I am the Lord's! Yet teach me what it
		meaneth,
		All it involves of love and loyalty,
		Of holy service, absolute surrender,
		And unreserved obedience unto Thee.
	4.	I am the Lord's! Yes; body, soul, and spirit,
		O seal them irrecoverably Thine;
		As Thou, Beloved, in Thy grace and fulness
		Forever and forevermore art mine.