The Christian — Meditation and Prayer

Talk with us, Lord, thyself reveal

No. 526
Words Charles Wesley.
Singing key A♭ major
4 stanzas

Sung to ORTONVILLE (hymn 179)

Words

Talk with us, Lord, thyself reveal,While here o'er earth we rove;Speak to our hearts, and let us feelThe kindling of thy love.

With thee conversing, we forgetAll time, and toil, and care;Labor is rest, and pain is sweet,If thou, my God, art here.

Thou callest me to seek thy face,—'Tis all I wish to seek;To hear the whispers of thy grace,And heed when thou dost speak.

Let this my every hour employTill I thy glory see,Enter into my Master's joy,And find my heaven in thee.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «526» (large) with the reference line «395, 179, 598.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 395, 179 or 598); the hymn stands in the right column of p. 173, below hymn 525 («James Montgomery.»), and ends at the foot of that column with «Charles Wesley.» in italics. The first word, «TALK», is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («rove ;», «care ;», «seek ;»); it is closed up here. Apostrophes are written straight («o'er», «'Tis», «Master's»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling («Labor»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6, like the three reference tunes).