A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#90

90. Voice of God in the Soul

Hath not thy heart within thee burned
At evening’s calm and holy hour,
As if its inmost depths discerned
The presence of a loftier power?

Hast thou not heard ’mid forest glades,
While ancient rivers murmured by,
A voice from forth the eternal shades,
That spake a present Deity?

And as, upon the sacred page,
Thine eye in rapt attention turned
O’er records of a holier age,
Hath not thy heart within thee burned?

It was the voice of God that spake
In silence to thy silent heart;
And bade each worthier thought awake,
And every dream of earth depart.

Voice of our God, O, yet be near!
In low, sweet accents, whisper peace;
Direct us on our pathway here,
Then bid in heaven our wanderings cease.

Text Information

• First Line: Hath not thy heart within thee burned
• Title: Voice of God in the Soul
• Author: Bulfinch
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866

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