Text: | In the Secret of His Presence |
Author: | Henry Burton |
Tune: | [In the secret of his presence] |
Composer: | John R. Sweney |
1 In the secret of his presence
I am kept from strife of tongues;
His pavilion is around me,
And within are ceaseless songs!
Stormy winds his word fulfilling,
Beat without, but cannot harm,
For the Master’s voice is stilling
Storm and tempest to a calm.
Refrain:
In the secret of his presence,
Jesus keeps I know not how;
In the shadow of the Highest,
I am resting, hiding now.
2 In the secret of his presence
All the darkness disappears;
For a sun that knows no setting
Throws a rainbow on my tears.
So the day grows ever lighter,
Broad’ning to the perfect noon;
So the day grows ever brighter,
Heav’n is coming, near and soon. [Refrain]
3 In the secret of his presence
Nevermore can foes alarm;
In the shadow of the Highest
I can meet them with a psalm;
For the strong pavilion hides me,
Turns their fi’ry darts aside,
And I know, whate’er betides me,
I shall live because he died! [Refrain]
4 In the secret of his presence
Is a sweet, unbroken rest;
Pleasures, joys, in glorious fullness,
Making earth like Eden blest;
So my peace grows deep and deeper,
Widening as it nears the sea,
For my Savior is my keeper,
Keeping mine and keeping me! [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | In the secret of his presence |
Title: | In the Secret of His Presence |
Author: | Henry Burton |
Publication Date: | 1918 |
Topic: | Abiding; Confession, Experience; Security |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [In the secret of his presence] |
Composer: | John R. Sweney |