Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#63

63. Go Forth, My Heart, And Seek Delight

1 Go forth, my heart, and seek delight,
While summer reigns so fair and bright,
View God's abundance daily,
The bounty of these gardens see,
Behold how they for me and thee
Have decked themselves so gaily.

2 The trees with spreading leaves are bless'd,
The earth her barren soil has dress'd
In green so young and tender.
Narcissus and the tulip fair
Are cloth'd in raiment far more rare
Than Solomon in splendor.

3 Fast grows the wheat, like waving gold,
And gives delight to young and old;
They praise with glad thanksgiving
Him who through mercy measureless
Vouchsafed the soul of man to bless
With goods that grace his living.

4 Thy splendor, Lord, doth shine so bright
And fills us with such pure delight
While here on earth abiding;
What, then, may be in store for me
And all who heaven's glory see,
In golden halls residing?

5 Oh, choose me for Thy Paradise,
While yet I dwell beneath the skies,
But let me flourish ever.
With Thee alone will I abide,
Thine honor serve, and none beside,
Till soul and body sever.

Text Information

• First Line: Go forth, my heart, and seek delight
• Title: Go Forth, My Heart, And Seek Delight
• Author: Paul Gerhardt
• Meter: 8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Spring
• Notes: Translator: Marg. Munsterberg

Tune Information

• Name: [Go forth, my heart, and seek delight]
• Composer: Emil Hartmann
• Meter: 8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7.
• Key: B♭ Major