Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

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

Hymnal: Fillmore's Harp of Zion

Date: 1867

Compiler: A D Fillmore

Publisher/Printer: R W Carroll & Co

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

Topic: <no topic given>

Writer: <no first name given> By Permission

Composer: T Harrison

Meter: 12s 11s and 6s

Tune: Errett

Hymn Number: <no hymn number given>

Page Number: 221, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean,

Sweet flowers are springing, no mortal can see,

So, deep in my soul, the still prayer of devotion, 

Unheard by the world, rises silent to thee.

My God, silent to thee, Pure warm, silent to thee,

So, deep in my soul, the still prayer of devotion, 

Unheard by the world, rises silent to thee.



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

The needle points faithfully o'er the dim sea,

So, dark as I roam, in this wintry world shrouded,

The hope of my spirit turns trembling to thee.

My God, trembling to thee, True, fond, trembling to thee,

So dark as I roam, in this wintry world shrouded,

The hope of my spirit turns trembling to thee.