1. According to Thy gracious word, In meek humility, This will I do, my dying Lord: I will remember Thee. 2. Thy body, broken for my sake, My bread from heav'n shall be; The testamental cup I take, And thus remember Thee. 3. Gethsemane can I forget? Or there Thy conflict see, Thine agony, and bloody sweat, And not remember Thee? 4. When to the cross I turn mine eyes, And rest on Calvary, O Lamb of God, my sacrifice, I must remember Thee; 5. Remember Thee, and all Thy pains And all Thy love to me; Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, Will I remember Thee. 6. And when these failing lips grow dumb And mind and mem'ry flee, When Thou shalt in Thy kingdom come, Jesus, remember me!
Lyrics: James
Montgomery
Music: Hugh Wilson
Tune: MARTYRDOM
Meter: C.M.
James Montgomery, 1771–1854
“According to Thy Gracious Word” by James Montgomery recounts vividly the sacrificial atonement of Christ and the believer’s response to Christ’s command in Luke 22:19—“This do in remembrance of Me.”