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| Text: | Not always on the mount may we |
| Author: | F. L. Hosmer, 1840- |
| Tune: | LAUDS |
| Arranger: | R. Redhead, 1820-1901 |
1 Not always on the mount may be
Rapt in the heavenly vision be;
The shores of thought and feeling know
The Spirit's tidal ebb and flow.
2 Lord, it is good abiding here
We cry, the heavenly presence near;
The vision vanishes, our eyes
Are lifted into vacant skies!
3 Yet hath one such exalted hour,
Upon the soul redeeming power,
And in its strength through after days
We travel our appointed ways;
4 Till all the lowly vale grows bright,
Transfigured in remember light,
And in untiring souls we bear
The freshness of the upper air.
5 The mount for vision, but below
The paths of daily duty go,
And nobler life therein shall own
The pattern on the mountain shown.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Not always on the mount may we |
| Author: | F. L. Hosmer, 1840- |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1917 |
| Topic: | Inspiration: For service; Service: Inspiration for; The Christian Life: The Inner Life |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | LAUDS |
| Arranger: | R. Redhead, 1820-1901 |
| Meter: | L.M. |
| Key: | C Major |
| Source: | Arr. from "Ancient Plainsong" by R. Redhead, 1820-1901 |
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