Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#467

467. O Lord, how full of sweet content

1 O Lord, how full of sweet content
Our years of pilgrimage are spent!
Where'er we dwell, we dwell with Thee,
In heaven, in earth, or on the sea.

2 To us remains nor place nor time;
Our country is in every clime!
We can be calm and free from care
On any shore, since God is there.

3 While place we seek, or place we shun,
The soul finds happiness in none;
But with our God to guide our way,
'Tis equal joy to go or stay.

4 Could we be cast where Thou art not,
That were indeed a dreadful lot;
But regions none remote we call,
Secure of finding God in all.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, how full of sweet content
• Translator: William Cowper (1801)
• Author: Jeanne M. B. Guyon (1722)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Patience; Peace: Personal; Pilgrimage

Tune Information

• Name: HURSLEY
• Composer: Peter Ritter
• Arranger: William H. Monk
• Meter: L. M.