Hymns of the Kingdom of God ‎#409

409. O Thou whose perfect goodness crowns

1 O Thou whose perfect goodness crowns
With peace and joy this sacred day,
Our hearts are glad for all the years
Thy love has kept us in Thy way.

2 For common tasks of help and cheer,
For quiet hours of thought and prayer,
For moments when we seemed to feel
The breath of a diviner air,

3 For mutual love and trust that keep
Unchanged through all the changing time,
For friends within the veil who thrill
Our spirits with a hope sublime:—

4 For this, and more than words can say,
We praise and bless Thy holy name.
Come life or death, enough to know
That Thou art evermore the same.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou whose perfect goodness crowns
• Author: John W. Chadwick (1889)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1910

Tune Information

• Name: SAXBY
• Composer: Timothy R. Matthews, (1826- )
• Meter: L. M.