Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: In silence of the voiceless night
Topic: The New Life/Private Devotions
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 8s and 4
Tune:
Hymn Number: 980
Page Number: 581, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsIn silence of the voiceless night,
When, chased by dreams, the slumbers flee,
Whom, in the darkness, do I seek,
O God, but thee?
And if there weigh upon my breast,
Vague memories of the day forgone,
Scarce knowing why, I fly to thee,
And lay them down.
Or, if it be the gloom that comes,
In token of impending ill,
My bosom heeds not what it is
Since 't is thy will.
For O! in spite of constant care,
Or aught beside, how joyfully
I pass that solitary hour,
My God, with thee!
More tranquil than the stilly night,
More peaceful than that voiceless hour,
Supremely blest, my bosom lies
Beneath thy power.
For what on earth can I desire,
Of all it hath to offer me?
Or whom in heaven do I seek,
O God, but thee?