The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15682

15682. Sweet Is The Friendly Voice Which Speaks

1 Sweet is the friendly voice which speaks
The words of life and peace;
Which bids the penitent rejoice,
And sin and sorrow cease.

2 No healing balm on earth like this
Can cheer the contrite heart;
No flattering dreams of earthly bliss
Such pure delight impart.

3 Thou still art merciful and kind;
Thy mercy, Lord, reveal:
The broken heart ’tis Thou canst bind,
The wounded spirit heal.

4 Let Thy bright presence, Lord, restore
Peace to my anxious breast:
Conduct me in the path that leads
To everlasting rest.

Text Information

• First Line: Sweet is the friendly voice which speaks
• Title: Sweet Is The Friendly Voice Which Speaks
• Author: Thomas Jervis
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: A Collection of Hymns and Psalms for Public and Private Worship (London, 1795)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BROWN
• Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury (1844)
• Meter: CM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain