The Christian — Meditation and Prayer

Far from the world, O Lord, I flee

No. 523
Metre C. M.
Tune PATMOS.
Words William Cowper.
Music Gregorian.
Key B-flat major
Singing key B♭ major
Time 2/2
5 stanzas

Words

Far from the world, O Lord, I flee,From strife and tumult far;From scenes where Satan wages stillHis most successful war.

The calm retreat, the silent shade,With prayer and praise agree,And seem by thy sweet bounty madeFor those who follow thee.

There, if thy Spirit touch the soul,And grace her mean abode,O with what peace, and joy, and love,Does she commune with God!

Author and Guardian of my life,Sweet Source of light divine,And all harmonious names in one,My Saviour! thou art mine!

The thanks I owe thee, and the love,A boundless, endless store,Shall echo through the realms aboveWhen time shall be no more.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—MEDITATION AND PRAYER.»; hymn number «523» (large), tune name «PATMOS. C. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals), «GREGORIAN.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Far». Stanzas 2–5 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «201, 179, 117.» in italics (= the words may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 201, 179 or 117), followed by «William Cowper.» in italics. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («far ;», «God !», «Saviour !», «mine !»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling («Saviour»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.