The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1039

1039. O Lord, how full of sweet content

1 O Lord, how full of sweet content
Our years of pilgrimage are spent!
Where'er we dwell, we dwell with thee,
At home, abroad, on land or sea.

2 To us remains nor place nor time:
Our country is in every clime:
We can be calm and free from care
On any shore, since God is there.

3 While place we seek, or place we shun,
The soul finds happiness in none;
But with our God to guide our way,
'Tis equal joy to go or stay.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, how full of sweet content
• Author: William Cowper
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Church: Ministry and Missions
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: OAKLAND
• Composer: F. E. Belden
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #538, 301, or 914.