The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8920

8920. I've Been Longing That The Shadows

1 I’ve been longing that the shadows
All might pass away.
Deeming not that I could send them
Speeding on their way.
Now, I bid you go, My children
You whom I have made!
Give your place to Heav’n-born treasures
That can cast no shade.

2 What are these, my new-found blessings?
Strength, and joy, and love;
Peace and rest in simply doing
The sweet will of God.
All my longing, my repining,
Lord, I yield to Thee.
Lo! my sun is brightly shining,
All my shadows flee!

Text Information

• First Line: I’ve been longing that the shadows
• Title: I've Been Longing That The Shadows
• Author: Ellen M. Dyer
• Meter: 85.85 D
• Language: English
• Source: Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy (Jackson, Minn.: Pluma M. Brown, 1897)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: I OBEY
• Composer: Pluma M. Brown (1897)
• Composer: Isabella G. Gould (1897)
• Meter: 85.85 D
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain