The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9103

9103. Still, Still With Thee

1 Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh,
When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee;
Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight,
Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee.

2 Alone with Thee, amid the mystic shadows,
The solemn hush of nature newly born;
Alone with Thee in breathless adoration,
In the calm dew and freshness of the morn.

3 As in the dawning o’er the waveless ocean
The image of the morning star doth rest,
So in the stillness Thou beholdest only
Thine image in the waters of my breast.

4 Still, still with Thee, as to each newborn morning,
A fresh and solemn splendor still is given,
So does this blessèd consciousness, awaking,
Breathe each day nearness unto Thee and Heaven.

5 When sinks the soul, subdued by toil, to slumber,
Its closing eye looks up to Thee in prayer;
Sweet the repose beneath the wings o’ershading,
But sweeter still to wake and find Thee there.

6 So shall it be at last, in that bright morning,
When the soul waketh and life’s shadows flee;
O in that hour, fairer than daylight dawning,
Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh
• Title: Still, Still With Thee
• Author: Harriet B. Stowe
• Meter: 11.10.11.10
• Language: English
• Source: Plymouth Collection by Henry Beecher, 1855
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ALVERSTOKE by Joseph Barnby, OBERLIN by J. Arthur Demuth, PERFECT LOVE by Joseph Barnby, WILLINGHAM by Franz W. Abt

Tune Information

• Name: CONSOLATION
• Composer: Felix Mendelssohn (1834, arr.)
• Meter: 11.10.11.10
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Lieder Ohne Worte
• Copyright: Public Domain