The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12587

12587. Great Source Of Life, Our Souls Confess

1 Great source of life, our souls confess
The various riches of Thy grace;
Crowned with Thy mercy we rejoice,
And in Thy praise exalt our voice.

2 By Thee Heav’n’s shining arch was spread;
By Thee were earth’s foundations laid,
And all the charms of men’s abode
Proclaim the wise, the gracious God.

3 Thy tender hand restores our breath,
When trembling on the verge of death;
Gently it wipes away our tears,
And lengthens life to future years.

4 These lives are sacred to the Lord;
Kindled by Him, by Him restored;
And while our hours renew their race,
Still would we walk before His face.

5 So when by Him our souls are led
Thro’ unknown regions of the dead,
With joy triumphant shall they move
To seats of nobler life above.

Text Information

• First Line: Great source of life, our souls confess
• Title: Great Source Of Life, Our Souls Confess
• Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: EMMANUEL by Carl C. N. Balle, ERHALT UNS HERR from "Geistliche Lieder," ERNAN by Lowell Mason

Tune Information

• Name: FEDERAL STREET
• Composer: Henry Kemble Oliver (18332)
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain