In The Service Of The King

Words:
A. H. Ackley
Music:
B. D. Ackley

Sheet music

  1. 1I am happy in the service of the King,I am happy, Oh, so happy;I have peace and joy that nothing else can bring,In the service of the King.In the service of the KingEv'ry talent I will bring;I have peace and joy and blessingIn the service of the King.
  2. 2I am happy in the service of the King,I am happy, Oh, so happy;Thru the sunshine and the shadow I can sing,In the service of the King.In the service of the KingEv'ry talent I will bring;I have peace and joy and blessingIn the service of the King.
  3. 3I am happy in the service of the King,I am happy, Oh, so happy;To His guiding hand forever I will cling,In the service of the King.In the service of the KingEv'ry talent I will bring;I have peace and joy and blessingIn the service of the King.
  4. 4I am happy in the service of the King,I am happy, Oh, so happy;All that I possess to Him I gladly bring,In the service of the King.In the service of the KingEv'ry talent I will bring;I have peace and joy and blessingIn the service of the King.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1912, the words are in 82 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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