Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#535b

535b. Not always on the mount may we

1 Not always on the mount may we
Rapt in the heavenly vision be;
The shores of thought and feeling know
The Spirit’s tidal ebb and flow.

2 'Lord, it is good abiding here,'
We cry, the heavenly presence near;
The vision vanishes, our eyes
Are lifted into vacant skies.

3 Yet hath one such exalted hour
Upon the soul redeeming power,
And its strength through after days
We travel our appointed ways;

4 Till all the lowly vale grows bright,
Transfigured in remembered light,
And in untiring souls we bear
The freshness of the upper air.

5 The mount for vision: but below
The paths of daily duty go,
And nobler life therein shall own
The pattern on the mountain shown.

Text Information

• First Line: Not always on the mount may we
• Author: Frederick L. Hosmer, 1840 - 1929
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Life In Christ: Contemplation; The Life In Christ: Pilgrimage
• Notes: This hymn may also be sung to ST. CRISPIN (No. 325)

Tune Information

• Name: ONEONTA
• Composer: Walter Henry Hall, 1862 - 1935
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Music by permission of Mrs. Hubert H. Merryweather