Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#487

487. There's not a bird with lonely nest

1 There’s not a bird with lonely nest,
In pathless wood or mountain crest,
Nor meaner thing, which does not share,
O God, in Thy paternal care.

2 Each barren crag, each desert rude,
Holds Thee within its solitude;
And Thou dost bless the wanderer there,
Who makes his solitary prayer.

3 In busy mart and crowded street,
No less than in the still retreat,
Thou, Lord, art near, our souls to bless
With all a parent’s tenderness!

4 And every moment still doth bring
Thy blessings on its loaded wing;
Widely they spread through earth and sky,
And last through all eternity!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: There's not a bird with lonely nest
• Author: Anon.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: God: Mercies of; Providence; Trust: In God; Trust: In Providence

Tune Information

• Name: WARE
• Composer: George Kingsley
• Meter: L. M.