The United Methodist Hymnal ‎#499

499. Serenity

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O sabbath rest of Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
where Jesus knelt to share with thee
the silence of eternity interpreted by love.
Drop thy still dews of quietness till all our striving cease;
take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace.

Text Information

• First Line: O sabbath rest of Galilee
• Title: Serenity
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier (1872)
• Meter: 86.886
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace: Prayer, Trust, Hope; Calmness and Serenity; Hope; Service Music: Invitation to Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: SERENITY
• Composer: Charles E. Ives (ca. 1909)
• Meter: 86.886
• Key: a minor
• Copyright: Music © 1942, renewed 1970 Associated Music Publishers, Inc., by permission of G. Schirmer