Good News #74
Display Title: Silent to Thee First Line: As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean Tune Title: [As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean] Date: 1876
Good News #74
As, down in the sunless retreats of the ocean,
Sweet flowers are springing no mortal can see,
So, deep in my soul, the still prayer of devotion,
Unheard by the world, rises, silent, to Thee,
My God! silent, to Thee,—
Pure, warm, silent, to Thee.
As still to the star of its worship, though clouded,
The needle points faithfully o’er the dim sea,
So, dark when I roam, in this wintry world shrouded,
The hope of my spirit turns, trembling, to Thee,
My God! trembling, to Thee,—
True, sure, trembling, to Thee.
Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #96
First Line: | As, down in the sunless retreats of the ocean |
Title: | Silent to Thee |
Author: | Thomas Moore |
Language: | English |
Refrain First Line: | Silent to Thee, My God to Thee |
Copyright: | Public Domain |