The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#585

585. O Thou before Whose presence

1 O Thou before Whose presence
Naught evil may come in,
Yet Who dost look in mercy
Down on this world of sin;
Oh, give us noble purpose
To set the sin-bound free,
And Christ-like tender pity,
To seek the lost for Thee.

2 Fierce is our subtle foeman:
The forces at his hand,
With woes that none can number,
Despoil the pleasant land;
All they who war against them,
In strife so keen and long,
Must in their Saviour's armor
Be stronger than the strong.

3 So hast Thou wrought among us
The great things that we see;
For things that are we thank Thee,
And for the things to be:
For bright hope is uplifting
Faint hands and feeble knees,
To strive beneath Thy blessing
For greater things than these.

4 Lead on, O Love and Mercy,
O Purity and Power!
Lead on, till peace eternal
Shall close this battle-hour:
Till all who prayed and struggled
To set their brethren free,
In triumph, meet to praise Thee,
Most Holy Trinity.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou before Whose presence
• Title: O Thou before Whose presence
• Author: Rev. Samuel J. Stone (1889)
• Meter: 7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Lay Helpers
• Notes: Tune name in index: AURELIA

Tune Information

• Name: [O Thou before Whose presence]
• Composer: Dr. S. S. Wesley
• Meter: 7.6.D.
• Key: E♭ Major