The Christian — Trust and Resignation

We bless thee for thy peace, O God

No. 727
Metre C. M.
Tune FAIRPORT.
Words Anon.
Music Unknown.
Key B-flat major
Singing key A♭ major
Time 4/4
3 stanzas

Words

We bless thee for thy peace, O God!Deep as the soundless sea,Which falls like sunshine on the roadOf those who trust in thee.

We ask not, Father, for reposeWhich comes from outward rest,If we may have through all life's woesThy peace within our breast,—

That peace which suffers and is strong,Trusts where it cannot see,Deems not the trial way too long,But leaves the end with thee.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—TRUST AND RESIGNATION.»; hymn number «727» (large), tune name «FAIRPORT. C. M.» centred over the music, «UNKNOWN.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, two verse lines per system, with «1.» before «We»; the print sets «sound - less» and «sun - shine» with hyphens and «God !» with a thin space. Stanzas 2–3 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «399, 354, 147.» in bold italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 399, 354 or 147; the first figure prints like an 8 — see uncertainties.md), numbered «2»–«3» without periods (written «2.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented. «Anon.» in italics after stanza 3. Stanza 2 ends with a comma and dash («breast,—») as printed. Specks in the exemplar (a tick between «2» and «We», a dot between «Father,» and «for») are not type. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.