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Retirement and meditation
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 184 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 4:4 First Line: Return, my roving heart, return Lyrics: 1 Return, my roving heart, return,
And chase these shadowy forms no more;
Seek out some solitude to mourn,
And thy forsaken God implore.
2 Wisdom and pleasure dwell at home;
Retir'd and silent seek them there:
This is the way to overcome,
The way to break the tempter's snare.
3 And thou my god, whose piercing eye
Distinct surveys each deep recess,
In these abstracted hours draw nigh,
And with thy presence fill the place.
4 Through the recesses of my heart
My search let heav'nly wisdom guide,
And still its radiant beams impart,
Till all be search'd and purified.
5 Then, with the visits of thy love,
Vouchsafe my inmost soul to chear;
Till ev'ry grace shall join to prove,
That God hath fix'd his dwelling there.
Topics: Retirement and Meditation
Retirement and meditation
Round me falls the night
Author: William Romanis, 1824-1889 Meter: 5.5.8.8.5.5 Appears in 32 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 4:8 Lyrics: 1 Round me falls the night;
Saviour, be my light:
through the hours in darkness shrouded
let me see thy face unclouded:
let thy glory shine
in this heart of mine.
2 Earthly work is done,
earthly sounds are none;
rest in sleep and silence seeking,
let me hear thee softly speaking;
in my spirit's ear
whisper, 'I am near.'
3 Blessèd, heav'nly light,
shining through earth's night;
voice, that oft of love hast told me;
arms, so strong to clasp and hold me;
thou thy watch wilt keep,
Saviour, o'er my sleep. Topics: Evening Used With Tune: ARNSTADT (SEELENBRÄUTIGAM)
Round me falls the night
