The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1593

1593. Forth from the Dark and Stormy Sky

1. Forth from the dark and stormy sky,
Lord, to Thine altar’s shade we fly;
Forth from the world, its hope and fear,
Savior, we seek Thy shelter here:
Weary and weak, Thy grace we pray;
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guests away.

2. Long have we roamed in want and pain,
Long have we sought Thy rest in vain;
Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost,
Long have our souls been tempest tossed;
Low at Thy feet our sins we lay;
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guests away.

Text Information

• First Line: Forth from the dark and stormy sky
• Title: Forth from the Dark and Stormy Sky
• Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Service of the Church Year (London: J. Murray, 1827)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CATHERINE (Walton)
• Arranger: James G. Wal­ton (1864)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Incipit: 32117 12671 17651
• Key: F Major
• Source: Crown of Je­sus Mu­sic, by Hen­ri F. He­my (Lon­don: 1864)
• Copyright: Public Domain