The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15827

15827. More Joy Than Earth Can E'er Afford

1 More joy than earth can e’er afford,
Is found in God’s delightful Word;
Be it my study night and day,
My guide through all the lonely way.

2 Clothed with a majesty divine,
Its doctrines and its precepts shine;
Unbounded wisdom, truth and grace,
Appear in all its promises.

3 ’Tis here the Lord, as in a glass,
Displays the glories of His face;
He stoops from His imperial throne
And makes His great salvation known.

4 Then be His Word to all addressed;
Know that it makes us wise and blessed,
Till all the earth shall own His name,
And all His boundless love proclaim.

Text Information

• First Line: More joy than earth can e’er afford
• Title: More Joy Than Earth Can E'er Afford
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: LOUVAN and Virgil C. Taylor, MAINZER by Joseph Mainzer, MARYTON by H. Percy Smith, MATER MISERICORDIAE by Alfred Scott-Gatty

Tune Information

• Name: ROCKINGHAM
• Composer: Carl P. E. Bach
• Arranger: Edward Miller (1790)
• Meter: LM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain