The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10059

10059. Shut In With Thee

1 O Savior, teach us how to pray,
And choose the words that we would speak
While gathered here at close of day,
Thy throne of grace to humbly seek.

Refrain:
Shut out the world and let us be
For one sweet hour shut in with Thee.

2 Thou knowest, Lord, how frail we are,
How prone to wander from Thy side;
Oh, keep us safe within Thy care;
Be Thou our shield, our friend and guide. [Refrain]

3 Eternal Spirit, Holy Dove,
To seal our hearts the power is Thine;
Unite us in the bonds of love,
And keep us one thro’ grace divine. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O Savior, teach us how to pray
• Title: Shut In With Thee
• Author: Fanny Crosby
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Source: Christian Endeavor Hymns, by Ira D. Sankey (Boston: United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1894)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Some hymnals show the authors as Grace Frances, one of Crosby's pseudonyms; Alternative tune: JOHANNESBURG by Ada R. Gibbs

Tune Information

• Name: AMARILLO
• Composer: Hubert Platt Main (1894)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain