The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5968

5968. Send Down Thy Truth, O God

1. Send down Thy truth, O God;
Too long the shadows frown;
Too long the darkened way we’ve trod:
Thy truth, O Lord, send down.

2. Send down Thy Spirit free,
Till wilderness and town
One temple for Thy worship be:
Thy Spirit, O send down.

3. Send down Thy love, Thy life,
Our lesser lives to crown,
And cleanse them of their hate and strife:
Thy living love send down.

4. Send down Thy peace, O Lord:
Earth’s bitter voices drown
In one deep ocean of accord:
Thy peace, O God, send down.

Text Information

• First Line: Send down Thy truth, O God
• Title: Send Down Thy Truth, O God
• Author: Edward R. Sill (1867)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: The Hermitage (New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1868)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Al­ter­nate tunes: ST. THOMAS (WILLIAMS), Aar­on Will­iams, 1770; SWABIA, Johann M. Spiess, in Da­vids Harpf­fen-Spiel (Hei­del­berg, Ger­ma­ny: 1745); ar­ranged by Will­iam H. Ha­ver­gal, 1847

Tune Information

• Name: GARDEN CITY
• Composer: Horatio William Parker (1890)
• Meter: SM
• Incipit: 56132 15613 21352
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain