The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7863

7863. O Lord, Thy Heavenly Grace Impart

1 O Lord, Thy heavenly grace impart,
And fix, my frail, inconstant heart;
Henceforth my chief desire shall be,
To dedicate myself to Thee.

2 Whate’er pursuits my time employ,
One thought shall fill my soul with joy;
That silent, secret hope shall be,
That all my hopes are fixed on Thee.

3 Thy glorious eye pervadeth space;
Thy presence Lord, fills every place;
And, whersoe’er my lot may be,
Still shall my spirit cleave to Thee.

4 Renouncing every worldly thing,
And safe beneath Thy spreading wing,
My sweetest thought henceforth shall be,
That all I want I find in Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, Thy heavenly grace impart
• Title: O Lord, Thy Heavenly Grace Impart
• Author: Jean-Frédéric Oberlin
• Translator: Lucy L. Wilson
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Memoirs of John Frederic Oberlin, London: 1829
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: AMES
• Composer: Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, 1778-1858
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain