Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: While thee I seek protecting Power
Topic: Christian/Gratitude
Writer: <no first name given> Williams
Composer: I Pleyel
Meter: CM double
Tune: Brattle Street
Hymn Number: 335
Page Number: 111, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWHILE thee I seek, protecting Power,
Be my vain wishes stilled;
And may this consecrated hour
With better hopes be filled.
Thy love the power of thought bestowed:
To thee my thoughts would soar;
Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed:
That mercy I adore.
In each event of life, how clear
Thy ruling hand I see-
Each blessing to my soul more dear,
Because conferred by thee!
In every joy that crowns my days,
In every pain I bear,
My heart shall find delight in praise,
Or seek relief in prayer.
When gladness wings my favored hour,
Thy love my thoughts shall fill;
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower,
My soul shall meet thy will.
My lifted eye, without a tear,
The gathering storm shall see;
My steadfast heart shall know no fear;
That heart shall rest on thee.