The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#530

530. Sweetly the holy hymn

1 Sweetly the holy hymn
Breaks on the morning air;
Before the world with smoke is dim,
We knee and offer prayer.

2 While flowers are wet with dews,
Dew of our souls descend;
Ere yet the sun the day renews,
O Lord, thy Spirit send.

3 Upon the battle-field,
Before the fight begins,
We seek, O Lord, thy sheltering shield,
To guard us from our sins.

4 On the lone mountain side,
Before the morning's light,
The Man of sorrows wept and cried,
And rose refreshed with might.

5 O, hear us, then, for we
Are very weak and frail;
We make the Saviour's name our plea,
And surely must prevail.

Text Information

• First Line: Sweetly the holy hymn
• Author: C. H. Spurgeon
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Meditation and Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: OLNEY
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #558, 89, or 732.