The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16494

16494. Shine On Our Souls, Eternal God

1 Shine on our souls, eter­nal God,
With rays of beau­ty, shine:
O let Thy fa­vor crown our days,
And all their round be Thine.

2 Did we not raise our hands to Thee,
Our hands might toil in vain;
Small joy suc­cess it­self could give,
If Thou Thy love re­strain.

3 With Thee let ev­ery week be­gin,
With Thee each day be spent,
For Thee each fleet­ing hour im­proved,
Since each by Thee is lent.

4 Thus cheer us through this de­sert road,
Till all our la­bors cease;
And Heav’n re­fresh our wea­ry souls
With ev­er­last­ing peace.

Text Information

• First Line: Shine on our souls, eter­nal God
• Title: Shine On Our Souls, Eternal God
• Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ST. BERNARD by John Richardson; ST. COLUMBA, Irish tune; ST. ETHELDREDA by Thomas Turton

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANNE
• Composer: William Croft (1708)
• Meter: CM
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain