Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Away from earth my spirit turns
Topic: Aspiration to Happiness
Writer: Ray Palmer
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: LM
Tune: Ernan
Hymn Number: 224
Page Number: 086, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsAWAY from earth my spirit turns--
Away from every transient good;
With strong desire my bosom burns
To feast on heav'n's diviner food.
Thou, Saviour, art the living bread;
Thou wilt my every want supply:
By Thee sustain'd, and cheer'd, and led,
I'll press through dangers to the sky.
What though temptations oft distress,
And sin assails and breaks my peace,
Thou wilt uphold, and save, and bless,
And bid the storms of passion cease.
Then let me take Thy gracious hand,
And walk beside Thee onward still,
Till my glad feet shall safely stand
Forever firm on Zion's hill.