The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15583

15583. The Shining Sea

1 Standing on the shore at morning,
I beheld the shining sea—
Saw the wreathing vapors mounting
Into Heaven silently;
Silently, silently,
Silently, silently, from the sea.

2 Standing on the hill at evening,
Clouds stoopped gently over me,
Softly from the west ascending,
And the rain fell silently;
Silently, silently,
Silently, silently, over me.

3 So, I cried, my spirit’s incense
Sure returneth unto me;
Upward breathing, falls in blessing,
From our Father silently.
Silently, silently,
Silently, silently, unto me.

4 So my life upstriving, soaring,
Were nor eye nor tho’t can see;
Comes again descending on me,
Filled with immortality.
Silently, silently,
Silently, silently, unto me.

5 And the bliss of hope awakens;
Earth and sky I clearer see;
And I carol, in my gladness,
Easter hymns and melody.
Joyfulness, hopefulness,
Joyfulness, hopefulness, filleth me.

Text Information

• First Line: Standing on the shore at morning
• Title: The Shining Sea
• Author: James Vila Blake (1905)
• Language: English
• Source: Unity Festivals (Abraham Lincoln Centre Ed.) (Western Unitarian Sunday School Society, 1905)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Standing on the shore at morning]
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: German tune
• Copyright: Public Domain