The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#767

767. God of love that hearest prayer

1 God of love that hearest prayer,
Kindly for thy people care,
Who on thee alone depend;
Love us, save us to the end.

2 Save us in the prosperous hour,
From the flattering tempter's power,
From his unsuspected wiles,
From the world's pernicious smiles.

3 Cut off our dependence vain
On the help of feeble man;
Every arm of flesh remove;
Stay us only on thy love!

4 Men of worldly, low design,
Let not these thy people join;
Save us from the great and wise,
Till they sink in their own eyes.

5 Never let the world break in;
Fix a mighty gulf between:
Keep us little and unknown,
Prized and loved by God alone.

Text Information

• First Line: God of love that hearest prayer
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Guidance and Protection
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: HORTON
• Composer: Xavier S. von Wartensee
• Meter: 7s
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #720, 821, or 531.