Author: Bonar Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #695 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Hymnal Title: The Voice of Praise Lyrics: 1 Calm me, my God, and keep me calm;
Let thine outstretched wing
Be like the shade of Elim's palm,
Beside her desert spring.
2 Yes, keep me calm, though loud and rude
The sounds my ear that greet--
Calm in the closet's solitude,
Calm in the bustling street--
3 Calm in the hour of buoyant health,
Calm in the hour of pain,
Calm in my poverty or wealth,
Calm in my loss or gain--
4 Calm in the sufferance of wrong,
Like him who bore my shame,
Calm 'mid the threatening, taunting throng,
Who hate thy holy name.
5 Calm me, my God, and keep me calm,
Soft resting on thy breast;
Soothe me with holy hymn and psalm,
And bid my spirit rest. Topics: The Christian Life Humility and Watchfulness; Calmness Scripture: Isaiah 26:3
Calm me, my God, and keep me calm