The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#745

745. Go not far from me, O my Strength

1 Go not far from me, O my Strength,
Whom all my times obey;
Take from me anything thou wilt,
But go not thou away;
And let the storm that does thy work
Deal with me as it may.

2 No suffering, while it lasts, is joy,
How blest soe'er it be;
Yet may the chastened child be glad
His Father's face to see;
And O, it is not hard to bear
What must be borne in thee!

3 Safe in thy sanctifying grace,
Almighty to restore;
Borne onward, sin and death behind,
And love and life before,
O let my soul abound in hope,
And praise thee more and more!

4 Deep unto deep may call, but I
With peaceful heart will say,
"Thy loving-kindness hath a charge
No waves can take away;"
And let the storm that speeds me home,
Deal with me as it may.

Text Information

• First Line: Go not far from me, O my Strength
• Author: Anna L. Waring
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Trust and Resignation

Tune Information

• Name: WARING
• Arranger: Louis Spohr
• Meter: 8s & 6s, 6L
• Key: E♭ Major