SDAH 036: O Thou In Whose Presence

Text 1O 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! 2His 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…

SDAH 037: O Sing, My Soul, Your Maker’s Praise

Text 1O sing my soul, your Maker’s praiseIn grateful hymns ascending;Whose steadfast love has crowned your daysWith heav’nly gifts unending.I sought the Lord, He heard my cry;His holy angels hover nighThe tents of those who love Him. 2The Lord is good to those who seekHis face in time of sorrow,Providing comfort to the weakAnd grace…

SDAH 038: Arise, My Soul, Arise!

Text 1Arise, my soul, arise!Stretch forth to things eternalAnd hasten to the feet of your Redeemer God.Though hid from mortal eyes,He dwells in light supernal;Yet worship Him in humbleness and call Him Lord.His banquet of loveAwaits you above;Yet here He grants a foretaste of the feastto come!Rejoice, my soul, rejoice,To heav’n lift up your voice:Alleluia,…

SDAH 039: Lord, in the Morning

Text 1Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hearMy voice ascending high;To Thee will I direct my prayer,To Thee lift up mine eye. 2Up to the hills where Christ is goneTo plead for all His saints,Presenting at His Father’s throneOur songs and our complaints. 3O may Thy Spirit guide my feetIn ways of righteousness;Make every path…

SDAH 040: The Dawn of God’s Dear Sabbath

Text 1The dawn of God’s dear SabbathBreaks o’er the earth again,As some sweet summer morningAfter a night of pain;It comes as cooling showersTo some exhausted land,As shade of clustered palm trees‘Mid weary wastes of sand. 2Lord, we would bring for offering,Though marred with earthly soil,A week of earnest labor,Of steady, faithful toil,Fair fruits of self…

SDAH 041: O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright

Text 1O splendor of God’s glory bright,From light eternal bringing light;O Light of life, light’s living spring,True day, all days illumining. 2O Thou true Sun, on us Thy glanceLet fall in royal radiance;The Spirit’s sanctifying beamUpon our earthly senses stream. 3O joyful be the passing dayWith thoughts as clear as morning’s ray,With faith like noontide…

SDAH 042: Now That the Daylight Fills the Sky

Text 1Now that the daylight fills the sky,We lift our hearts to God on high,That He, in all we do or say,Would keep us free from harm today; 2Would guard our hearts and tongues from strife;From anger’s din would shield our life;From evil sights would turn our eyes,And close our ears to vanities; 3So we,…

SDAH 043: When Morning Gilds the Skies

Text 1When morning gilds the skies my heart awaking cries,May Jesus Christ be praised!Alike at work and prayer, to Jesus I repair:May Jesus Christ be praised! 2Whene’er the sweet church bell peals over hill and dell,May Jesus Christ praised!O hark to what it sings, as joyously it rings,May Jesus Christ be praised! 3The night becomes…

SDAH 044: Morning Has Broken

Text 1Morning has broken like the first morning,Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!Praise for the springing fresh from the Word! 2Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven,Like the first dewfall on the first grass.Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,Sprung in completeness where His feet…

SDAH 045: Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty

Text 1Open now thy gates of beauty,Zion, let me enter there,Where my soul in joyful dutyWaits for God Who answers prayer.Oh, how blessed is this place,Filled with solace, light, and grace! 2Gracious God, I come before Thee,Come Thou also unto me;Where we find Thee and adore Thee,There a heav’n on earth must be.To my heart,…