5703. Purer Yet and Purer

1. Purer yet and purer,
I would be in mind,
Dearer yet and dearer,
every duty find;
Hoping still, and trusting
God without a fear,
Patiently believing
He will make all clear.

2. Calmer yet and calmer,
in the hour of pain,
Surer yet and surer,
peace at last to gain;
Suffering still and doing,
to His will resigned,
And to joy subduing
heart and will and mind.

3. Higher yet and higher,
out of clouds and sight,
Nearer yet and nearer,
rising to the Light;
Light serene and holy,
where my soul may rest,
Purified and holy,
sanctified and blessed.

4. Swifter yet and swifter,
ever onward run,
Firmer yet and firmer,
step as I go on;
Oft these earnest longings
swell within my breast,
Yet their inner meaning
ne’er can be expressed.

Text Information
First Line: Purer yet and purer
Title: Purer Yet and Purer
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832
Translator (attributed to): Anne R. Bennett
Meter: 65.65 D
Language: English
Source: Appeared in Iphigenia in Tauris, with Original Poems, 1851
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: LYNDHURST (VAIL), Silas J. Vail, 1883
Tune Information
Name: GOETHE
Composer: Anonymous
Meter: 65.65 D
Incipit: 56711 75565 56713
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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