10561. Like Noah's Weary Dove

1 Like Noah’s weary dove,
That soared the earth around,
But not a resting place above
The cheerless waters found—

2 O cease, my wandering soul,
On restless wing to roam;
All the wide world, to either pole,
Has not for thee a home.

3 Behold the ark of God.
Behold the open door;
Hasten to gain that dear abode,
And rove, my soul, no more.

4 There, safe shalt thou abide,
There sweet shall be thy rest,
And every longing satisfied,
With full salvation blessed.

5 Ah, yes! I all forsake,
My all to Thee resign;
Gracious Redeemer, take, O take
And seal me ever Thine.

Text Information
First Line: Like Noah’s weary dove
Title: Like Noah's Weary Dove
Author: William A. Mühlenberg
Meter: SM
Language: English
Source: Prayer Book Collection, 1826
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: BLAYDON by Henry W. Little; FERGUSON by George Kingsley
Tune Information
Name: ADRIAN
Composer: John Edgar Gould (1846)
Meter: SM
Key: E Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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