The Christian — Godly Life
O, could I find, from day to day
- No. 639
- Metre C. M.
- Tune NAOMI.
- Words Benjamin Cleveland.
- Music Hans George Naegeli.
- Key D major
- Time 4/4
- 3 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenO, could I find, from day to day,A nearness to my God,Then would my hours glide sweet away,While leaning on his word.
Lord, I desire with thee to liveAnew from day to day,In joys the world can never give,Nor ever take away.
Blest Jesus, come, and rule my heart,And make me wholly thine,That I may nevermore depart,Nor grieve thy love divine.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—GODLY LIFE.»; hymn number «639» (large), tune name «NAOMI. C. M.» centred over the music, «Hans George Naegeli.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «O,». Stanzas 2–3 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «201, 114, 698.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 201, 114 or 698); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented. «Benjamin Cleveland.» in italics after stanza 3. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- The Christian — Godly Life · No. 639 · printed page 209
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02
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