212. People of the living God

1 People of the living God,
I have sought the world around,
Paths of sin and sorrow trod,
Peace and comfort nowhere found.

2 Now to you my spirit turns,
Turns a fugitive unblest;
Brethren, where your altar burns,
Oh, receive me into rest!

3 Lonely I no longer roam,
Like the cloud, the wind, the wave;
Where you dwell shall be my home,
Where you die shall be my grave.

4 Mine the God whom you adore;
Your Redeemer shall be mine;
Earth can fill my heart no more,
Ev'ry idol I resign.

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First Line: People of the living God
Meter: 7s.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1870
Topic: Choice of the Christian; Confirmation; Vows
Notes: Author from index: Montgomery
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