Monday, February 25, 2008

In the Secret of His Presence

I love music. I love how it can minister to my soul, and I love how it can tell how I feel better than I can. This song has been a blessing to me and a good rememberence of how sweet Jesus is.

In the secret of His presence how my soul delights to hide!
Oh, how precious are the lessons which I learn at Jesus’ side!
Earthly cares can never vex me, neither trials lay me low;
For when Satan comes to tempt me,
to the secret place I go,To the secret place I go.

When my soul is faint and thirsty, ’neath the shadow of His wing
There is cool and pleasant shelter, and a fresh and crystal spring;
And my Savior rests beside me, as we hold communion sweet:
If I tried, I could not utter what He says when thus we meet,
What He says when thus we meet.

Only this I know: I tell Him all my doubts, my griefs and fears;
Oh, how patiently He listens! and my sorrowing soul He cheers:
Do you think He ne’er reproves me? What a false Friend He would be,
If He never, never told me of the sins which He must see,
Of the sins which He must see.

Would you like to know the sweetness of the secret of the Lord?
Go and hide beneath His shadow: this shall then be your reward;
And whene’er you leave the silence of that happy meeting place,
You must mind and bear the image of the Master in your face,
Of the Master in your face.

1 comment:

robert said...

Delighted to see Ellen Goreh's beautiful song posted on your blog. (Today is the 157th anniversary of her birth.) If you'd like to know a bit more about this remarkable woman, I invite you to check out my daily hymn blog, Wordwise Hymns, for today.

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