Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Far from mortal cares retreating
Topic: Anxiety
Writer: J Taylor
Composer:
Meter: 8s and 7s double
Tune: Middletown
Hymn Number: 681
Page Number: 253, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsFAR from mortal cares retreating,
Sordid hopes, and vain desires,
Here, our willing footsteps meeting,
Every heart to heav'n aspires,
From the fount of glory beaming,
Light celestial cheers our eyes,
Mercy from above proclaiming
Peace and pardon from the skies.
Blessings all around bestowing,
God withholds His care from none;
Grace and mercy ever flowing
From the fountain of His throne.
Lord, with favor still attend us;
Bless us with Thy wondrous love;
Thou, our Sun, our Shield, defend us;
All our hope is from above.