The Cyber Hymnal ‎#17008

17008. Thy Presence, Everlasting God

1. Thy pre­sence, ev­er­last­ing God,
Wide o’er all na­ture spreads abroad;
Thy watch­ful eyes, which can­not sleep,
In ev­ery place Thy child­ren keep.

2. While near each oth­er we re­main,
Thou dost our lives and souls sus­tain;
When ab­sent, hap­py if we share
Thy smiles, Thy coun­sels, and Thy care.

3. To Thee we all our ways com­mit,
And seek our com­forts near Thy feet;
Still on our souls vouch­safe to shine,
And guard and guide us still as Thine.

4. Give us in Thy be­lov­èd house
Again to pay our grate­ful vows;
Or, if that joy no more be known,
Give us to meet around Thy throne.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy presence, everlasting God, Wide o'er all nature spreads abroad
• Title: Thy Presence, Everlasting God
• 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 (Shropshire, England: Joshua Eddowes & John Cotton, 1755), number 279

Tune Information

• Name: BELOIT
• Composer: Karl Reissiger (1798-1859)
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major or modal