Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Up to the hills I lift mine eyes
Topic: Public Worship/Closing Hymns
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 726
Page Number: 431, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsUp to the hills I lift mine eyes,
Th' eternal hills beyond the skies;
Thence all her help my soul derives,
There my almighty Refuge lives.
He lives--the everlasting God
That built the world, that spread the flood
The heavens with all their hosts he made,
And the dark regions of the dead.
He guides our feet, he guards our way;
His morning smiles bless all the day;
He spreads the evening vail, and keeps
The silent hours, while Israel sleeps.
Israel, a name divinely blest,
May rise secure, securely rest;
Thy holy Guardian's wakeful eyes
Admit no slumber, nor surprise.
Should earth and hell with malice burn,
Still thou shalt go, and still return,
Safe in the Lord; his heavenly care
Defends thy life from every snare.