Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Godly Life

O Lord, thy heavenly grace impart

  • No. 626
  • Words Jean F. Oberlin.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O Lord, thy heavenly grace impart,And fix my frail, inconstant heart;Henceforth my chief desire shall beTo dedicate myself to thee.

2

Whate'er pursuits my time employ,One thought shall fill my soul with joy;That silent, secret thought shall beThat all my thoughts are fixed on thee.

3

Thy glorious eye pervadeth space;Thy presence, Lord, fills every place;And wheresoe'er my lot may be,Still shall my spirit rest with thee.

4

Renouncing every worldly thing,And safe beneath thy spreading wing,My sweetest thoughts henceforth shall be,That all I want I find in thee.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «626» (large) in the right column of p. 205, below stanza 5 of hymn 625; reference line «538, 101, 336.» in bold italics (sing to the tune of hymn 538, 101 or 336); four stanzas numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); «Jean F. Oberlin.» in italics at the end (the italic capital J looks like «Ʒ»; the PDF text layer reads «Bean»). In the first line «O LORD,» the word «LORD» is set in capitals and small capitals. All four lines of each stanza are set flush (no indentation). The print sets a thin space before «;» («heart ;», «joy ;», «space ;», «place ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («Whate'er», «wheresoe'er», «pervadeth»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Godly Life · No. 626 · printed page 205
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01