Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#479

479. Tread Softly

1 Be silent, be silent, A whisper is heard;
Be silent, and listen, Oh treasure each word.

Refrain
Tread softly, tread softly, The Master is here;
Tread softly here, tread softly here,
Tread softly, tread softly, He bids us draw near.
Tread softly here, tread softly here,

2 Be silent, be silent, For holy this place,
This altar that echoes The message of grace. [Refrain]

3 Be silent, be silent, Breathe humbly our prayer;
A foretaste of Eden This moment we share. [Refrain]

4 Be silent, be silent, His mercy record;
Be silent, be silent, And wait on the Lord. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Be silent, be silent, A whisper is heard
• Title: Tread Softly
• Author: Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915)
• Refrain First Line: Tread softly, tread softly, The Master is here
• Meter: 6.5.6.5.Ref.
• Publication Date: 1985

Tune Information

• Name: [Be silent, be silent) Doane)
• Composer: William H. Doane (1832-1915)
• Meter: 6.5.6.5.Ref.
• Incipit: 55311 53555 55611
• Key: B♭ Major