SDA Hymnal 76
O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
Words: George MathesonMusic: Albert L. PeaceTune: St. Margaret8.8.8.6
1O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in Thee;
I give Thee back the life I owe,
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
2O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to Thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in Thy sunshine's blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
3O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.
4O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from Thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
- Words
- George Matheson
- Music
- Albert L. Peace
- Tune
- St. Margaret
- Meter
- 8.8.8.6
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8.6 · the hymnal prints 8.8.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAAB
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