The Christian — Meditation and Prayer

I love to steal awhile away

No. 519
Metre C. M.
Tune BROWN.
Words Phœbe Hinsdale Brown.
Music William B. Bradbury.
Key C major
Singing key B♭ major
Time 4/4
4 stanzas

Words

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I love to steal awhile awayFrom every cumbering care,And spend the hours of setting dayIn humble, grateful prayer.

I love in solitude to shedThe penitential tear;And all his promises to plead,Where none but God can hear.

I love to think on mercies past,And future good implore;And all my cares and sorrows castOn him whom I adore.

I love by faith to take a viewOf brighter scenes to come;The prospect doth my strength renewWhile here away from home.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—MEDITATION AND PRAYER.»; hymn number «519» (large), tune name «BROWN. C. M.» centred over the music (condensed display capitals), «WILLIAM B. BRADBURY.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, one line per system, with «1.» before «I»: system 1 = verse lines 1–2 («I love to steal a - while a - way From ev - ery cumbering care,»), system 2 = verse lines 3–4. «cumbering» is set unbroken under two notes. The italic reference line «354, 179, 201.» (= the same words may be sung to the tunes of hymns 354, 179 or 201) stands under the music; stanzas 2–4 follow as text in the left column, numbered «2», «3», «4» (no period; written «2.» … here as in the other deliveries of this book), with «Phœbe Hinsdale Brown.» in italics after stanza 4. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» («tear ;», «implore ;», «come ;»); it is closed up here. A short stroke touching the «T» of «The penitential tear;» is a plate mark, not text. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.