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Text:O God, unseen yet ever near
Author:E. Osler
Tune:BEDFORD
Composer:W. Wheall

219. O God, unseen yet ever near

1 O God, unseen yet ever near,
Thy presence may we feel;
And thus inspired with holy fear,
Before Thine altar kneel.

2 Here may Thy faithful people know
The blessings of Thy love,
The streams that thro' the desert flow,
The manna from above.

3 We come, obedient to Thy word,
To feast on heavenly food;
Our meat the Body of the Lord,
Our drink His precious Blood.

4 Thus may we all Thy word obey,
For we, O God, are Thine;
And go rejoicing on our way,
Renewed with strength divine.

Text Information
First Line: O God, unseen yet ever near
Author: E. Osler
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Topic: Holy Days: The Church
Tune Information
Name: BEDFORD
Composer: W. Wheall
Meter: C.M.
Key: E♭ Major



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