SDA Hymnal 36
O Thou in Whose Presence
Words: Joseph SwainMusic: Freeman LewisTune: Swain11.11.11.11
1O Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight,
On whom in affliction I call,
My comfort by day and my song in the night,
My hope, my salvation, my all!
2His voice, as the sound of the dulcimer sweet,
Is heard through the shadows of death;
The cedars of Lebanon bow at His feet,
The air is perfumed with His breath.
3His looks, as a fountain of righteousness flow,
That waters the garden of grace;
From which their salvation the Gentiles shall know,
And bask in the smiles of His face.
4He looks and ten thousands of angels rejoice,
And myriads wait for His word;
He speaks, and eternity filled with His voice,
Re-echoes the praise of the Lord.
- Words
- Joseph Swain
- Music
- Freeman Lewis
- Tune
- Swain
- Also sung to
- Beloved (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #134)
- Meter
- 11.11.11.11
- Scripture
- Psalm 16:11; Psalm 91:15
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The verse
- Meter
- 11.8.11.8 · the hymnal prints 11.11.11.11
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 32% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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