Dear Lord and Master mine
Dear Lord and Master mine. Thomas Hornblower Gill* (1819-1906).
This hymn is dated 1868 by JJ, p. 421, and 1859 in an American book (see below). It was published in The Golden Chain of Praise (1869), where it had the title ‘Sweet Subjection’. JJ described it as being ‘in somewhat extensive use both in G. Britain and America.’ It had seven stanzas:
Dear Lord and Master mine, Thy happy servant see! My Conqueror! With what joy divine Thy captive clings to Thee!
I love thy yoke to wear, To feel Thy gracious bands, Sweetly restrainèd by Thy care And happy in Thy hands.
No bar would I remove; No bond would I unbind; Within the limits of Thy love Full liberty I find.
I would not walk...
If you have a valid subscription to Dictionary of Hymnology, please log inlog in to view this content. If you require a subscription, please click here.
MLA style (see MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd Ed.)
. "Dear Lord and Master mine."
The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press. Web. 18 Feb. 2026.<
http://www.hymnology.co.uk/d/dear-lord-and-master-mine>.
Chicago style (see The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Ed.)
. "Dear Lord and Master mine."
The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press, accessed February 18, 2026,
http://www.hymnology.co.uk/d/dear-lord-and-master-mine.