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...CITIES OF THE PLAIN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS DOMESDAY BOOK: THE CORONER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS DEDICATION TO THE LATER SONNETS TO URANIA by GEORGE SANTAYANA LACEDEMONIAN INSTRUCTION by WILLIAM BLAKE EASTER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES A SONG OF A YOUNG LADY TO HER ANCIENT LOVER by JOHN WILMOT AS THE NEW YEAR [18 B.C.] DAWNED by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS MUSIC OF HUNGARY by ANNE REEVE ALDRICH LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND: 8. THE EVICTION by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM |