5953 | The Cyber Hymnal#5954 | 5955 |
Text: | The Secret Place of Prayer |
Author: | Ame Vennema |
Tune: | [Alone with God, my Father, in the secret place of prayer] |
Composer: | Benjamin Franklin Butts |
Media: | MIDI file |
1. Alone with God, my Father, in the secret place of prayer,
Not a thought, or wish, or purpose I withhold;
I commune with Him most freely, and my inmost soul lay bare,
And linger till I feel His love enfold.
Refrain
’Tis a Bethel sweet, wherever thus we meet,
’Tis the very gate of Heaven to my soul;
Oh, I love to greet, at the golden mercy seat,
The face of Him who made my spirit whole.
2. Alone with Christ, my Savior, in the desert-place apart,
There my weary soul finds rest from cumb’ring care,
And I feel a twilight stillness fall upon my troubled heart,
As Jesus gently whispers to me there. [Refrain]
3. Alone with God, the Spirit, blessèd Paraclete divine,
Who in my behalf forever intercedes;
It is He who keeps me walking, making Jesus’ footsteps mine,
With all-sufficient grace to meet my needs. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Alone with God, my Father, in the secret place of prayer |
Title: | The Secret Place of Prayer |
Author: | Ame Vennema |
Refrain First Line: | 'Tis a Bethel sweet, wherever thus we meet |
Language: | English |
Source: | Gospel Praises No. 2, by William J. Kirkpatrick & Henry L. Gilmour (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Hall-Mack Company, circa 1900), number 54 |
Copyright: | English |
Notes: | The song was dedicated to “‘The Quiet Hour,’ Y.P.S.C.E. [Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavour].” |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Alone with God, my Father, in the secret place of prayer] |
Composer: | Benjamin Franklin Butts |
Key: | G Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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Adobe Acrobat image: | Adobe Acrobat image (Cyber Hymnal) |
MIDI file: | MIDI File (Cyber Hymnal) |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer score (Cyber Hymnal) |
XML score: | XML score |