- F Alto Recorder
- C Tenor Recorder
- F Bass Recorder
- C Great Bass Recorder
- Verse 1
- The offering on the altar burned
- Gives no delight to Thee;
- The hearing ear, the willing heart,
- Thou givest unto me.
- Verse 2
- Then, O my God, I come, I come,
- Thy purpose to fulfill;
- Thy law is written in my heart,
- 'Tis joy to do Thy will.
- Verse 3
- Before Thy people I will now
- Thy righteousness proclaim;
- Thou knowest, Lord, I will not cease
- To praise Thy holy Name.
- Verse 4
- I never have within my heart
- Thy faithfulness concealed,
- But Thy salvation and Thy truth
- To men I have revealed.
- August 27 entry for the 2022 Weekly Hymns Challenge.
- Belmont (Gardiner) composed 1812 by William Gardiner (1770-1853).
- Lyrics adapted from Psalm XL
- Hymn #73 in The Psalter Hymnal