Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#189

189. O God, unseen, yet ever near

1 O God, unseen, yet ever near,
Thy presence may we feel;
And thus inspired with holy fear,
Before Thine altar kneel.

2 Here may Thy faithful people know
The blessings of Thy love;
The streams that through the desert flow,
The manna from above.

3 We come, obedient to Thy Word,
To feast on heavenly food;
Our meat the Body of the Lord,
Our drink His precious Blood.

4 Thus may we all Thy word obey,
For we, O God, are Thine;
And go rejoicing on our way,
Renewed with strength divine.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, unseen, yet ever near
• Author: Edward Osler (1836)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Holy Communion
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. FLAVIAN
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Abridged from John Day's Psalter, 1562
• Notes: Public Domain.