"I Am His, and He is Mine"

George W. Robinson (1838--1877 ) wrote the words to the hymn “I Am His, and He is Mine” in 1876.  Its melody is lively and upbeat.  Born in Ireland, Robinson was educated at Dublin’s Trinity College, and later at New College in London.  Later he became a pastor in Dudley. 

The melody of “I am His, and He is Mine” was written under the name “Everlasting Love” by James Mountain in 1876.  The melody of this hymn was written because the composer was about to publish a first edition of his hymnal, Hymns of Con­se­cra­tion and Faith.  He took the words of Robinson’s hymn.

“I Am His, and He is Mine”

Loved with everlasting love, led by grace that love to know;
Gracious Spirit from above, Thou hast taught me it is so!
O this full and perfect peace! O this transport all divine!
In a love which cannot cease, I am His, and He is mine.
In a love which cannot cease, I am His, and He is mine.

Heav’n above is softer blue, Earth around is sweeter green!
Something lives in every hue Christless eyes have never seen;
Birds with gladder songs o’erflow, flowers with deeper beauties shine,
Since I know, as I now know, I am His, and He is mine.
Since I know, as I now know, I am His, and He is mine.

Things that once were wild alarms cannot now disturb my rest;
Closed in everlasting arms, pillowed on the loving breast.
O to lie forever here, doubt and care and self resign,
While He whispers in my ear, I am His, and He is mine.
While He whispers in my ear, I am His, and He is mine.

His forever, only His; Who the Lord and me shall part?
Ah, with what a rest of bliss Christ can fill the loving heart!
Heav’n and earth may fade and flee, firstborn light in gloom decline;
But while God and I shall be, I am His, and He is mine.
But while God and I shall be, I am His, and He is mine.

After his education composer, James Mountain be­came pas­tor at Great Mar­low, Buck­ing­ham­shire, but he fell to ill health and left his pastorship.  Later, he did evan­gel­ism tours in Bri­tain (1874-1882) and world­wide (1882-1889) and he also published hymnals.  He published “I Am His, and He is Mine” in 1876.  His melody endures even until this day.

“I Am His, and He is Mine”

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