The Hymnal ‎#9

9. Blest are the moments, doubly blest

1 Blest are the moments, doubly blest,
That drawn from this one hour of rest,
Are with a ready heart bestowed
Upon the service of our God!

2 Each field is then a hallowed spot,
An altar is in each man's cot,
A church in every grove that spreads
Its living roof above our heads.

3 Look up to heaven, the industrious sun
Already half his race hath run:
He cannot halt or go astray,
But our immortal spirits may.

4 Lord, since his rising in the east,
If we have faltered or transgressed,
Guide, from Thy love's abundant source,
What yet remains of this day's course;

5 Help with Thy grace, through life's short day,
Our upward and our downward way;
And glorify for us the west,
When we shall sink to final rest.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest are the moments, doubly blest
• Author: William Wordsworth (1834)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Daily Prayer: Noon

Tune Information

• Name: WAREHAM
• Composer: William Knapp (1738)
• Meter: L.M.
• Incipit: 11765 12171 23217
• Key: B♭ Major