The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7400

7400. While Thee I Seek, Protecting Power

1. While Thee I seek, protecting Power,
Be my vain wishes stilled;
And may this consecrated hour
With better hopes be filled.

2. Thy love the power of thought bestowed;
To Thee my thoughts would soar:
Thy mercy o’er my life has flowed;
That mercy I adore.

3. In each event of life, how clear
Thy ruling hand I see!
Each blessing to my soul more dear,
Because conferred by Thee.

4. In every joy that crowns my days,
In every pain I bear,
My heart shall find delight in praise,
Or seek relief in prayer.

5. When gladness wings my favored hour,
Thy love my thoughts shall fill;
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower,
My soul shall meet Thy will.

6. My lifted eye, without a tear,
The gathering storm shall see:
My steadfast heart shall know no fear;
That heart will rest on Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: While Thee I seek, protecting Power
• Title: While Thee I Seek, Protecting Power
• Author: Helen M. Williams (1786)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Poems, 1786
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes; AUGUSTA, attributed to M. C. H. Davis, 1835; BRATTLE STREET, arranged from Ignaz J. Pleyel, 1757-1831 by Lowell Mason

Tune Information

• Name: SIMPSON
• Composer: Ludwig Spohr, 1784-1859
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 53351 32136 53453
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain