Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#175

175. O sometimes gleams upon our sight

1 O sometimes gleams upon our sight
Through present wrong the eternal right,
And step by step, since time began,
We see the steady gain of man,

2 That all of good the past hath had
Remains to make our own time glad,
Our common, daily life divine,
And every land a Palestine.

3 Through the harsh noises of our day
A low, sweet prelude finds its way;
Through clouds of doubt and creeds of fear
A light is breaking calm and clear.

4 Henceforth my heart shall sigh no more
For olden time and holier shore;
God's love and blessing, then and there,
Are now and here and everywhere.

Text Information

• First Line: O sometimes gleams upon our sight
• Author: J. G. Whittier, 1807-1892
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Daily: Life; Human: Progress; Progress; The Godhead: Creation and Providence; God: Goodness of; God: Love of; Love: Of God; Pilgrims

Tune Information

• Name: PROGRESS
• Composer: Dr. Herbert Sanders, 1879-
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major or modal