Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Thou lovely portion of my heart
Topic: The Christian
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 222
Page Number: 246, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThou lovely portion of my heart,
My refuge my almighty friend;
And can my soul from thee depart,
On whom my hopes of heav'n depend?
Whither, Ah whither shall I go
A wretched wanderer from my Lord!
Can this dark world of sin and woe,
One taste of happiness afford?
Eternal life thy words impart,
On these my fainting spirit lives;
Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart,
Than all the round of nature gives.
Let earth's alluring joys combine,
While thou art near, in vain they call;
One smile, one blissful smile of thine,
My dearest Lord, outweighs them all.
Thy name my inmost powers adore,
Thou art my life, my joy, my care;
Depart from thee, 'tis death - 'tis more,
'Tis endless ruin, deep despair.
Low at thy feet my soul would lie,
Here safety dwells and peace divine;
Still let me live beneath thine eye,
For life, eternal life, is thine.