The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2745

2745. I Cannot Drift Beyond Thy Love

1. I cannot drift beyond Thy love,
Beyond Thy tender care;
Where’er I stray, still from above
Thine eye beholds me there.
I cannot drift so far away
But what Thy love divine
Upon my path, by night and day,
In mercy sweet doth shine.

2. I cannot drift beyond Thy sight:
Dear Lord, the thought is sweet;
Thy loving hand will guide aright
My weary, wandering feet.
When rough and dark my lonely way,
I shall not be forgot;
Thro’ all life’s changeful, shadowed day
Thou wilt forsake me not.

3. I cannot drift away from Thee,
No matter where I go;
Still Thy dear love doth gladden me,
Thou all my way dost know.
Where’er I journey Thou art there,
In wind and wave I hear
Thy voice, in tones of music rare,
And know that Thou art near.

Text Information

• First Line: I cannot drift beyond Thy love
• Title: I Cannot Drift Beyond Thy Love
• Author: Ida L. Reed (1892)
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Source: Crown of Gold, by William T. Giffe & Frank M. Davis (Logansport, Indiana: Home Music Company, 1892)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LILLIARD
• Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
• Meter: CMD
• Incipit: 33226 65511 76354
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain