Concordia ‎#43

43. My God is any Hour so Sweet

1 My God is any hour so sweet,
From blush of morn to evening star,
As that which calls me to Thy feet,
The hour of prayer?

2 Blest is that tranquil hour of morn,
And blest that solemn hour of eve,
When, on the wings of prayer upborne,
The world I leave.

3 Then is my strength by Thee renewed;
Then are my sins by Thee forgiven;
Then dost Thou cheer my solitude
With hopes of heaven.

4 No words can tell what sweet relief
Here for my ev'ry want I find,
What strength for warfare, balm for grief,
What peace of mind.

5 Hushed is each doubt, gone every fear,
My spirit seems in heaven to stay,
And e'en the penitential tear
Is wiped away.

6 Lord, till I reach that blissful shore,
No privilege so dear shall be
As thus my inmost soul to pour
In prayer to Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: My God is any hour so sweet
• Title: My God is any Hour so Sweet
• Author: Charlotte Elliott (1835)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Praise and Prayer: Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: ALMSGIVING
• Composer: John B. Dykes (1875)
• Key: G Major