Worship — Opening Hymns
Thy presence, gracious God, afford
- No. 6
- Words John Fawcett.
- Singing key E♭ major
- 4 stanzas
Sung to UXBRIDGE (hymn 58)
Words
⤢ Full screenThy presence, gracious God, afford;Prepare us to receive thy word;Now let thy voice engage our ear,And faith be mixed with what we hear.
Distracting thoughts and cares remove,And fix our hearts on things above;With food divine may we be fed,And satisfied with living bread.
To each thy sacred word applyWith sovereign power and energy,And may we in thy faith and fearReduce to practice what we hear.
Father, in us thy Son reveal;Teach us to know and do thy will:Thy saving power and love display,And guide us to the realms of day.
About this hymn
As printed Text-only hymn (right column, below hymn 5). Header as printed: the number «6» and the cross-reference line «58, 51, 336.» (= sing to the tune of hymn 58, 51 or 336). The first word is printed in small capitals («THY»). No line indentation in this hymn. The period's space before «;» and «:» is not reproduced (parent normalisation, 2026-09-25: the convention of the other hymnals). Ends with «John Fawcett.» in italics.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Opening Hymns · No. 6 · printed page 8
- Music
- The hymnal prints no music for this hymn; its words are set here to the music of this tune.
- Checked
- lyrics verified · 2026-09-25
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