Laudes Domini ‎#437

437. Security and rest

1 Lord, how secure and blest are they
Who feel the joys of pardoned sin!
Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea,
Their minds have heaven and peace within.

2 The day glides sweetly o'er their heads,
Made up of innocence and love;
And soft and silent as the shades,
Their nightly minutes gently move.

3 Quick as their thoughts their joys come on,
But fly not half so swift away:
Their souls are ever bright as noon,
And calm as summer evenings be.

4 How oft they look to heavenly hills,
Where streams of living pleasures flow;
And longing hopes and cheerful smiles
Sit undisturbed upon their brow!

5 They scorn to seek earth's golden toys,
But spend the day, and share the night,
In numbering o'er the richer joys
That heaven prepared for their delight.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, how secure and blest are they
• Title: Security and rest
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Psalm 139:18
  ;
  Isaiah 32:17
• Topic: Blessedness; Calmness; Christians: Privileges; Comfort; Communion of Saints: At Lord's Table
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: WARRINGTON
• Composer: R. Harrison
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.