Christ My Song - 645
I know, my God, that thou art near - Private worship
(Ray Palmer/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)
Private worship.
"Ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." (Romans 8, 15)
1. I know, my God, that thou art near,
for o'er my trusting, waiting soul,
while starts the silent, grateful tear,
full tides of sweet emotion roll,
my blessed God! (PDF - Midi)
2. Thou dost to faith thyself reveal;
I see thy face serene and mild;
by Christ's dear cross, while here I kneel,
I know that I am made a child,
my blessed God!
3. I need not speak, for thou dost see
all things I feel, but cannot tell;
the longings to be filled with thee
that stir my heart, thou knowest well,
my blessed God!
4. In thee, when sorrows rend my breast,
love's tenderest sympathy I find,
as to a Father's bosom pressed,
as by a Father's arm entwined,
my blessed God!
5. As if in ocean's darkest deep,
thy grace hath buried all my sins,
and o'er me faithful watch shall keep,
till heaven's eternal joy begins,
my blessed God!
6. That grace, with pure, Divine delight,
my joyous, thankful soul shall own,
when bursts upon my ravished sight
the splendour of thy burning throne,
my blessed God!
1864.
Ray Palmer, in: The Poetical Works of Ray Palmer, 1876, 28-29.