Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#67

67. O Love! O Life! Our faith and sight

1 O Love! O Life! Our faith and sight
Thy presence maketh one;
As through transfigured clouds of white
We trace the noonday sun.

2 So to our mortal eyes subdued,
Flesh-veiled, but not concealed,
We know in Thee the fatherhood
And heart of God revealed.

3 We faintly, hear, we dimly see,
In differing phrase we pray;
But, dim or clear, we own in Thee
The Light, the Truth, the Way!

4 Apart from Thee all gain is loss,
All labour vainly done;
The solemn shadow of Thy cross
Is better than the sun.

5 Our Friend, our Brother, and our Lord,
What may Thy service be?
Nor name, nor form, nor ritual word,
But simply following Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O Love! O Life! Our faith and sight
• Author: J. G. Whittier, 1807-1892
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Christ: Brother; Friend; Christ: Life; Christ: Light; Christ: Way, Truth, Life; The Godhead: The Son; Fatherhood, of God

Tune Information

• Name: SOMERSET
• Composer: W. H. Hewlett, 1873-
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: E♭ Major