The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10485

10485. Far From the World, O Lord, I Flee

1 Far from the world, O Lord, I flee,
From strife and tumult far;
From scenes where Satan wages still
His most successful war.

2 The calm retreat, the silent shade,
With prayer and praise agree;
And seem by Thy sweet bounty made
For those who follow Thee.

3 There, if Thy Spirit touch the soul,
And grace her mean abode,
O with what peace, and joy, and love,
She communes with her God!

4 There, like the nightingale, she pours
Her solitary lays;
Nor asks a witness of her song,
Nor thirsts for human praise.

5 Author and guardian of my life,
Sweet source of light divine,
And, all harmonious names in one,
My Savior—Thou art mine!

6 What thanks I owe Thee, and what love,
A boundless, endless store,
Shall echo through the realms above
When time shall be no more!

Text Information

• First Line: Far from the world, O Lord, I flee
• Title: Far From the World, O Lord, I Flee
• Author: William Cowper (1765 (probably))
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: METZLER'S REDHEAD
• Composer: Richard Redhead (1859)
• Meter: CM
• Key: D Major
• Source: Ancient Hymn Melodies and Other Church Tunes, 1859
• Copyright: Public Domain