The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11891

11891. Slowly, By God's Hand Unfurled

1 Slowly, by God’s hand unfurled,
Down around the weary world
Falls the darkness; O, how still
Is the working of His will!

2 Mighty Spirit, ever nigh!
Work in me as silently;
Veil the day’s distracting sights,
Show me Heaven’s eternal lights.

3 Living stars to view be brought
In the boundless realms of thought;
High and infinite desires,
Flaming like those upper fires!

4 Holy truth, eternal right,
Let them break upon my sight;
Let them shine serene and still,
And with light my being fill.

Text Information

• First Line: Slowly, by God’s hand unfurled
• Title: Slowly, By God's Hand Unfurled
• Author: William H. Furness (1823)
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BURLEIGH by Samuel Weekes, DALLAS arr. by Lowell Mason; FORGIVENESS by George M. Garrett; NORWICH by Lowell Mason; PLEYEL'S HYMN by Ignaz J. Pleyel

Tune Information

• Name: SEYMOUR
• Composer: Carl Maria von Weber (arr.)
• Meter: 77.77
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: From the opera, "Oberon," 1826; Henry W. Greatorex published it as a hymn tune in 1851
• Copyright: Public Domain