Worship — Closing Hymns
Thy presence, ever-living God
- No. 260
- Words Anon.
- Singing key B♭ major
- 3 stanzas
Sung to AMES (hymn 47)
Words
⤢ Full screenThy presence, ever-living God,Wide through all nature spreads abroad;Thy watchful eyes, which never sleep,In every place thy children keep.
To thee we now commit our ways,And still implore thy heavenly grace;Still cause thy face on us to shine,And guard and guide us still as thine.
Give us within thy house to raiseAgain united songs of praise;Or if that joy no more be known,Give us to meet around thy throne.
About this hymn
As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «260» (large) with the reference line «47, 64.» in bold italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 47 or 64); right text column of p. 86, below stanza 3 of hymn 259, three stanzas and «Anon.» in italics. The first word «THY» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («abroad ;», «grace ;», «praise ;»); it is closed up here. All four lines of each stanza are set flush. No meter is printed (the text is L. M.). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Closing Hymns · No. 260 · printed page 86
- Music
- The hymnal prints no music for this hymn; its words are set here to the music of this tune.
- Checked
- lyrics verified · 2026-10-01
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