The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16235

16235. Oh Lord, Thy Perfect Word

1 Oh Lord, Thy per­fect word
Directs our steps aright,
Nor can all other books af­ford
Such pro­fit or de­light.

2 Celestial beams it sheds,
To cheer this vale be­low;
To dist­ant lands its glo­ry spreads,
And streams of mer­cy flow.

3 True wis­dom it im­parts,
Commands our hope and fear,
Oh, may we hide it in our hearts,
And feel its inf­lu­ence there.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh Lord, Thy per­fect word
• Title: Oh Lord, Thy Perfect Word
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: POTSDAM by Johann S. Bach, RHODES by Charles W. Jordan, SCHUMANN from "Cantica Laudis"

Tune Information

• Name: SIERRA NEVADA
• Composer: William Thomas Giffe (1892)
• Meter: SM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain