Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: How vast is the tribute I owe
Topic: The New Life/Afflictions
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 8s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 1027
Page Number: 608, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHow vast is the tribute I owe
Of gratitude, homage and praise,
To the giver of all I possess,
The life and the length of my days!
When the sorrows I boded were come,
I pour'd out my sighs and my tears;
And to him, who alone can relieve,
My soul breath'd her vows and her pray'rs.
When my heart throbb'd with pain and alarm,
When paleness my cheek overspread,
When sickness pervaded my frame--
Then my soul on my Maker was stay'd.
When death's awful image was nigh,
And no mortal was able to save,
Thou didst brighten the valley of death,
And illumine the gloom of the grave.
In mercy thy presence dispels
The shades of adversity's night,
And turns the sad scene of despair
To a morning of joy and delight.
Great source of my comforts restor'd,
Thou healer and balm of my woes!
Thou hope and desire of my soul!
On thy mercy I'll ever repose.
How boundless the gratitude due
To thee, O thou God of my praise!
The fountain of all I possess,
The life and the light of my days!