Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Away from earth my spirit turns
Topic: The Church/The Lord's Supper
Writer: <no first name given> Palmer
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 518
Page Number: 317, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsAway from earth my spirit turns--
Away from every transient good:
With strong desire my bosom burns
To feast on heaven's diviner food.
Thou, Saviour, art the living bread;
Thou wilt my every want supply;
By thee sustained, and cheered, and led,
I'll press through dangers to the sky.
What though temptations oft distress,
And sin assails, and breaks my peace;
Thou wilt uphold, and save, and bless,
And bid the storms of passion cease.
Then let me take thy gracious hand,
And walk beside thee onward still;
Till my glad feet shall safely stand
Forever firm on Zion's hill.