Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: In silence of the voiceless night
Topic: Present and Future/Life and Death
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: W Bradbury
Meter: LM or 8s and 4
Tune: Oriel
Hymn Number: 717
Page Number: 261, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsIn silence of the voiceless night,
When chased by dreams, the slumbers flee,
Whom, in the darkness, do I seek,
O God, but thee?
And if there weigh upon my breast
Vague memories of the day foregone,
Scarce knowing why, I fly to thee,
And lay them down.
Or, if it be the gloom that comes,
In token of impending ill,
My bosom heeds not what it is,
Since 't is thy will.
For, O! in spite of constant care,
Or aught beside, how joyfully
I pass that solitary hour,
My god, with thee!
More tranquil than the stilly night,
More peaceful than the voiceless hour,
Supremely blest, my bosom lies
Beneath thy power.
For what on earth can I desire?
Of all it hath to offer me?
Or whom in heaven do I seek,
O God, but thee?