The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7358

7358. When God Is Nigh

1. When God is nigh, my faith is strong;
His arm is my almighty prop:
Be glad, my heart; rejoice, my tongue;
My dying flesh shall rest in hope.

2. Though in the dust I lay my head,
Yet, gracious God, Thou wilt not leave
My soul for ever with the dead,
Nor lose Thy children in the grave.

3. My flesh shall thy first call obey,
Shake off the dust, and rise on high;
Then shalt Thou lead the wondrous way
Up to Thy throne above the sky.

4. There streams of endless pleasures flow;
And full discoveries of Thy grace,
Which we but tasted here below,
Spread heav’nly joys through all the place.

Text Information

• First Line: When God is nigh, my faith is strong
• Title: When God Is Nigh
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GRACE CHURCH
• Composer: Ignaz Josef Pleyel (1815)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33217 12355 43217
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain