Behold We Come, Dear Lord, to Thee

Behold we come, dear Lord, to Thee,
And bow before Thy throne;
We come to offer on our knee
Our vows to Thee alone.

Whate’er we have, whate’er we are,
Thy bounty freely gave;
Thou dost here in mercy spare,
And wilt hereafter save.

Come then, my soul, bring all thy powers,
And grieve thou hast no more;
Bring every day thy choicest hours,
And thy great God adore.

But, above all, prepare thy heart,
On this His own blest day;
In its sweet task to bear thy part,
And sing, and love, and pray.

Author: Thomas Ken

Year: 1700

This hymn is commonly attributed to Bishop Thomas Ken (1637–1711). It appears in his 1700/1707 collections of hymns for Winchester College and is consistent with his known style and other works such as the Morning and Evening Hymns. Some sources list slight variations in publication date or minor textual differences, but Ken remains the primary attribution.