Number: 210
English: (Tune: S & S #740, but with base 2 time signatures & durations as in W. Geue's book.)
Title: It Is My Joy and Chief Delight
Name: 
Words: Sam Jones
Music: James McGranaham
Meter: 
Form: 

It is my joy and chief de¤light
To do my Fa¤ther’s ho¤ly will,
His heart of love sup¤plies the grace
To drink the cup His hand doth fill.

Chorus:
God did not spare His on¤ly Son,
That I might know His love di¤vine,
And why should I not give to ¤¤Him,
With¤out re¤serve, this life of mine.

When sore¤ly tempt¤ed to re¤pine,
I think of all my Sav¤iour’s woe;
He was the Lamb to slaugh¤ter led
That I e¤ter¤nal life might know.

So spot¤less, pure and un¤de¤filed,
His faith¤ful life was yield¤ed up;
While heav’n looked on in sym¤pa¤thy,
He drank for me death’s bit¤ter cup.

Ex¤ceed¤ing sor¤row¤ful He prayed
And wept in dark Geth¤sem¤a¤ne;
My man¤y sins and guilt He bore
When nailed up¤on the cru¤el tree.

My heart’s de¤sire and prayer shall be
That I may tru¤ly glo¤ri¤fy
My Lord and man¤i¤fest His life,
As to my own I dai¤ly die.