O Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight
by Joseph Swain (1761–1796)
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 36.
Verse 1
O Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight, On whom in affliction I call, My comfort by day and my song in the night, My hope, my salvation, my all!
Verse 2
His voice, as the sound of the dulcimer sweet, Is heard through the shadows of death; The cedars of Lebanon bow at His feet, The air is perfumed with His breath.
Verse 3
His lips, as a fountain of righteousness flow, To water the gardens of grace; From which their salvation the Gentiles shall know, And bask in the smiles of His face.
Verse 4
He looks, and ten thousands of angels rejoice, And myriads wait for His word; He speaks, and eternity, filled with His voice, Reechoes the praise of the Lord.