Text: | O God, thou art my God alone |
Paraphraser: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
Tune: | WAINWRIGHT |
Composer: | Richard Wainwright, 1758-1825 |
1 O God, thou art my God alone;
early to thee my soul shall cry,
a pilgrim in a land unknown,
a thirsty land whose springs are dry.
2 Yet through this rough and thorny maze
I follow hard on thee, my God;
thy hand unseen upholds my ways;
I safely tread where thou hast trod.
3 Thee in the watches of the night
when I remember on my bed,
thy presence makes the darkness light;
thy guardian wings are round my head.
4 Better than life itself, thy love,
dearer than all beside to me,
for whom have I in heaven above,
or what on earth, compared with thee?
5 Praise with my heart, my mind, my voice,
for all thy mercy I will give;
my soul shall still in God rejoice;
my tongue shall bless thee while I live.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O God, thou art my God alone |
Title: | O God, thou art my God alone |
Paraphraser: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
Meter: | 8 8 8 8 LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1997 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | God: Presence of; God: Love and Grace of; God: Guardian / Help(4 more...) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WAINWRIGHT |
Composer: | Richard Wainwright, 1758-1825 |
Meter: | 8 8 8 8 LM |
Key: | C Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |