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Text:Forty days of Eastertide
Author:J. Mason
Tune:NEWINGTON
Composer:W. D. Maclagan

125. Forty days of Eastertide

1 Forty days of Eastertide
Thou didst visit oft Thine own;
Now by glimpses, Lord, descried,
Handled now, and proved, and known.

2 Known, most Merciful, yet veiled;
Else before the awful sight
Surely heart and flesh had failed,
Smitten with exceeding light.

3 Risen Master, fain would we,
Sharing these unearthly days,
Morn and eve, on shore and sea,
Watch Thy moments, mark Thy ways;

4 Catch by faith each glad surprise
Of Thy footsteps drawing nigh;
Hear Thy sudden greeting rise,
"Peace be to you! It is I!"

5 Secrets of Thy kingdom learn,
Read the vision open spread,
Feel Thy word within us burn,
Know Thee in the broken Bread.

6 So Thy glory's skirts beside,
Gently led from grace to grace,
We Thy coming may abide,
And adore Thee face to face.

Text Information
First Line: Forty days of Eastertide
Author: J. Mason
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: Lent: Eastertide
Tune Information
Name: NEWINGTON
Composer: W. D. Maclagan
Meter: 7.7.7.7.
Key: A♭ Major



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