The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes ‎#82

82. Up to the hills I lift mine eyes

1 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes,
Th' eternal hills beyond the skies;
Thence all her help my soul derives,
There my Almighty refuge lives.

2 He lives--the everlasting God--
That built the world, that spread the flood;
The heavens with all their hosts He made,
And the dark regions of the dead.

3 He guides our feet, He guards our way;
His morning smiles bless all the day:
He spreads the evening vail, and keeps
The silent hours, while Israel sleeps.

4 Israel, a name divinely blest,
May rise secure, securely rest;
Thy holy guardian's wakeful eyes
Admit no slumber, nor surprise.

5 No sun shall smite thy head by day;
Nor the pale moon with sickly ray
Shall blast thy couch; no baleful star
Dart his malignant fire so far.

Text Information

• First Line: Up to the hills I lift mine eyes
• Publication Date: 1865
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WARD
• Composer: Dr. L. Mason
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: B♭ Major