1 Mysterious Presence, source of all —
the world without, the soul within —
thou fount of life, O hear our call,
and pour thy living waters in.
2 Thou breathest in the rushing wind,
thy spirit stirs in leaf and flower;
nor wilt thou from the willing mind
withhold thy light and love and power.
3 Thy hand unseen to accents clear
awoke the psalmist’s trembling lyre,
and touched the lips of holy seer
with flame from thine own altar fire.
4 That touch divine again impart,
still give the prophet’s burning word;
and vocal in each waiting heart
let living psalms of praise be heard.
Source: Singing the Living Tradition #92
First Line: | Mysterious presence, source of all |
Title: | Mysterious Presence, Source of All |
Author: | Seth Curtis Beach |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Mysterious Presence, Source of all. [Before Sermon.] This hymn in the American Unitarian Hymn & [Tune] Book, 1868, is attributed therein to "S. C. Beach."
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)