Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#53

53. How lovely, how divinely sweet

1 How lovely, how divinely sweet,
O Lord, Thy sacred courts appear!
Fain would my longing passions meet
The glories of Thy presence there.

2 Oh, blest the men, blest their employ,
Whom Thine indulgent favors raise
To dwell in those abodes of joy,
And sing Thy never-ceasing praise.

3 God is a sun; our brightest day
From His reviving presence flows;
God is a shield through all the way,
To guard us from surrounding foes.

4 O Lord of hosts, Thou God of grace,
How blest, divinely blest, is he,
Who trust Thy love and seeks Thy face,
And fixes all his hopes on Thee!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: How lovely, how divinely sweet
• Author: Anne Steele (1760)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: God: Presence of
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ILLA
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: L. M.
• Notes: Public Domain.