1 When storms of life are round me beating,
When rough the path that I have trod,
Within my closet door retreating,
I love to be alone with God.
Refrain:
Alone with God, the world forbidden,
Alone with God, O blest retreat!
Alone with God, and in Him hidden,
To hold with Him communion sweet.
2 What though the clouds have gathered o’er me?
What though I’ve passed beneath the rod?
God’s perfect will there lies before me,
When I am thus alone with God. [Refrain]
3 ’Tis there I find new strength for duty,
As o’er the sands of time I plod;
I see the king in all His beauty,
While resting there alone with God. [Refrain]
4 And when I see the moment nearing
When I shall sleep beneath the sod,
When time with me is disappearing,
I want to be alone with God. [Refrain]
Evening Light Songs, 1987 (Timeless Truths)
First Line: | When storms of life are round me beating |
Title: | Alone With God |
Author: | Johnson Oatman |
Meter: | 9.8.9.8 D |
Language: | English |
Refrain First Line: | Alone with God, the world forbidden |
Publication Date: | 1904 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |