Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal

Date: 1871

Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee

Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall

First Line: As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean

Topic: The Church/Love Unity and Fellowship

Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>

Composer: J Powell

Meter: PM

Tune: Silent Devotion (Stop)

Hymn Number: 404

Page Number: 146, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

As down in the sunless retreats of the o-cean,

Sweet flowers are springing no mor-tal can see,

So, deep in my heart the still prayer of devotion; 

Unheard by the world, rises si-lent to thee-

My God! si-lent to thee-

Pure, warm, silent to thee.



As still to the star of its worship, though clouded,

The needle points faith-ful-ly o'er the dim sea,

So, dark as I roam thro' this wintry world shrouded,

The hope of my spi-rit turns trembling to thee

My God! trembling to thee-

True, fond, trembling to thee.