'Twixt gleams of joy and clouds of doubt

'Twixt gleams of joy and clouds of doubt

Author: John C. Shairp
Published in 16 hymnals

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1. ’Twixt gleams of joy and clouds of doubt
our feelings come and go;
Our daily state is tossed about
in ceaseless ebb and flow.
No mood of feeling, form of thought,
is constant for a day;
But Thou, O Lord, Thou changest not,
the same Thou art alway.

2. Out of the weak, unquiet drift
that comes but to depart,
To that pure heaven my spirit lift
where Thou unchanging art.
Lay hold of me with Thy strong grasp,
let Thine almighty arm
In its embrace my weakness clasp,
and I shall fear no harm.

3. Thy purpose of eternal good
let me but surely know,
On this I’ll lean—let changing mood
and feeling come or go
Glad when Thy sunshine fills my soul,
nor sad when clouds overcast,
Since Thou within Thy sure control
of love dost hold me fast.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #7000

Author: John C. Shairp

Shairp, John Campbell, LL.D., s. of Major Norman Shairp, was b. at Houstoun, West Lothian, July 30, 1819; student at the Univ. of Glasgow 1836-9; Snell Exhib., Balliol College Ox., 1840, and Newdigate Prize 1842. For a time he was assistant master at Rugby, then Professor of Latin at St. Andrews 1861; Principal of the United Coll., St Andrews, 1868, and Prof, of Poetry, Oxford, 1877. He died at Ormsary, Argyllshire, Sept. 18, 1885. The LL.D. was conferred upon him by the University of Edinburgh in 1884. His hymn:— Twixt gleams of joy and clouds of doubt. [God the Unchangeable.] Appeared in his Glen Desseray and other Poems, 1888, p. 265, and marked as having been written in 1871. It is in several collections, especially in America (e… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: 'Twixt gleams of joy and clouds of doubt
Author: John C. Shairp
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ST. MAGNUS (Clarke)

ST. MAGNUS first appeared in Henry Playford's Divine Companion (1707 ed.) as an anonymous tune with soprano and bass parts. The tune was later credited to Jeremiah Clark (b. London, England, c. 1670; d. London, 1707), who was a chorister in the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of James II in…

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GRETTON


BLENDEN (Kettle)


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The Cyber Hymnal #7000
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Instances

Instances (1 - 16 of 16)

Fellowship Hymnal, with Worship Material and Services #d143

Hymns of Hope and Courage #d80

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #287

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #251a

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #251b

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #236

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The Church Hymnary #224

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The Cyber Hymnal #7000

The Hill School Hymnal and Service Book #d269

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The Hymnal of Praise #271

The New Hymnal of Praise #d372

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #220

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #297

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The Riverdale Hymn Book #235

The Student Hymnary #d376

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Worship Song #205

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