The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5507

5507. O Will of God Beneath Our Life

1. O will of God beneath our life,
The sea beneath the wave:
From Thee we rise in mystic strife,
In Thee we find our grave.

2. O truth of God beneath our faith,
The rock on which we rest:
Thy Mind is near, Thy Spirit saith
Our home is in Thy breast.

3. O love of God beneath our loves,
The fountain to the stream:
The river of Thy peace it moves,
Its tide our surest dream.

4. O life of God beneath our death,
The sun behind our gloom:
Thy Christ proclaims in every breath,
The world of fadeless bloom.

Text Information

• First Line: O will of God beneath our life
• Title: O Will of God Beneath Our Life
• Author: George A. Gordon, 1853-1929
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MAGNUS
• Composer (attributed to): Jeremiah Clarke (1707)
• Harmonizer: Will­iam H. Monk (1868)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 51275 12323 13452
• Key: G Major
• Source: The Di­vine Com­pan­ion, second edi­tion, by Hen­ry Play­ford (Lon­don: 1707)
• Copyright: Public Domain