Timeless Truths ‎#544

544. The Blessing Bestowed

1 >With a heart full of anxious request,
Which my Father in heaven bestowed,
I wandered, alone and distressed,
In search of a quiet abode;
Astray and distracted I cried,
“Lord, where would Thou have me to be?”
And the voice of the Lamb that had died
Said, “Come, My beloved, to Me.”

2 I went—for He mightily wins
Weary souls to His peaceful retreat—
And He gave me forgiveness of sins,
And songs that I love to repeat;
And oft as my enemies came,
My views of His glory to dim,
He taught me to trust in His name—
To triumph by leaning on Him.

3 Made pure by the blood that He shed,
My heart in His presence was free;
I was hungry and thirsty—He fed;
I was sick, and He comforted me;
He gave me the blessing complete—
The hope that is with me today—
And a quiet abode at His feet
That shall not be taken away.

Text Information

• First Line: With a heart full of anxious request
• Title: The Blessing Bestowed
• Author: Anna L. Waring (1863)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8 D
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 30:15
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Blessing_Bestowed); Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary (http://www.ccel.org/ccel/waring/hymns.txt); Hymn 7: With a heart full of anxious request

Tune Information

• Name: SANTIAM
• Composer: Joel A. Erickson (2004)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8 D
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Blessing_Bestowed); Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary (http://www.ccel.org/ccel/waring/hymns.txt); Hymn 7: With a heart full of anxious request