Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Blest is the hour when cares depart
Topic: Public Worship/Opening Hymns
Writer: S Smith
Composer:
Meter: 8s and 6s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 712
Page Number: 425, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBlest is the hour when cares depart,
And earthly scenes are far--
When tears of wo forget to start,
And gently dawns upon the heart
Devotion's holy star.
Blest is the place where angels bend
To hear our worship rise,
Where kindred hearts their musings blend,
And all the soul's affections tend
Beyond the vailing skies.
Blest are the hallowed vows that bind
Man to his work of love--
Bind him to cheer the humble mind,
Console the weeping, lead the blind,
And guide to joys above.
Sweet shall the song of glory swell,
Saviour divine, to thee,
When they whose work is finished well
In thy own courts of rest shall dwell,
Blest through eternity.