The Voice of Praise ‎#740

740. Thy presence, everlasting God

1 Thy presence, everlasting God,
Wide o'er all nature spreads abroad:
Thy watchful eyes, which can not sleep,
In every place thy children keep.

2 While near each other we remain,
Thou dost our lives and souls sustain;
When sep'rate, happy if we share
Thy smiles, thy counsels, and thy care.

3 To thee we all our ways commit,
And seek our comforts near thy feet;
Still on our souls vouchsafe to shine,
And guard and guide us still as thine.

4 Give us in thy beloved house
Again to pay our grateful vows;
Or, if that joy no more be known,
Give us to meet around thy throne.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy presence, everlasting God
• Author: Doddridge
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Psalm 139:7
• Topic: The Christian Family: Changes; The Christian Farewell

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