Standing on the shore at morning

Standing on the shore at morning

Author: James Vila Blake
Tune: STEADMAN
Published in 5 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Standing on the shore at morning,
I beheld the shining sea,--
Saw the wreathing vapors mounting
Into heaven, silently;
Silently, silently,
Peacefully, peacefully,
Silently, silently, from the sea.

2 Standing on the hill at evening,
Clouds stooped gently over me,
Softly from the West ascending,--
And the rain fell silently;
Silently, silently,
Peacefully, peacefully,
Silently, silently, over me.

3 Thus, I cried, my Spirit’s incense
Sure returneth unto me;
Upward breathing, falls in blessing
From our Father, silently.
Silently, silently,
Peacefully, peacefully,
Silently, silently, unto me.


Source: The Morning Stars Sang Together: a book of religious songs for Sunday schools and the home circle #63

Author: James Vila Blake

Blake, James Vila. (Brooklyn, New York, January 21, 1842--April 28, 1925, Chicago, Illinois). He graduated from Harvard College in 1862 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1866, and served Unitarian churches in Massachusetts and Illinois, his last and longest pastorate being at Evanston, Illinois, 1892-1916. Author of a number of books. He shared with W.G. Gannett and F.L. Hosmer in the compilation of the first edition of Unity Hymns and Chorals, (1880), which included his hymn, "Father, Thou art calling, calling to us plainly," included also in The New Hymn and Tune Book, 1914, and in Hymns of the Spirit, 1937. the latter book also includes his hymn of the church universal, "O sing with loud and joyful song." --Henry Wilder Foote, DN… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Standing on the shore at morning
Author: James Vila Blake
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Silently, silently
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #15583
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #15583

Include 4 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us