Text: | Thou bid'st us to seek Thee early |
Tune: | MCKAY |
1 Thou bid'st us seek Thee early,
And we shall surely find;
We come, O blessed Jesus,
Our Saviour true and kind!
We come in time of gladness,
We come in hours of grief,
With childhood's joys so transient,
With childhood's sorrow brief.
2 We have not seen the glory
Which Bethlehem's shepherds saw,
Nor heard the midnight anthem
They heard with wondering awe;
In rapturous haste they sought Thee,
The Christ so lowly born;
We, too, would seek Thee early
In life's rejoicing morn.
3 Lord, give us now Thy Spirit;
Grant us Thy constant grace,
Till, having sought Thee early,
At length we see Thy face;
See Thee in cloudless glory,
The Lamb who once was slain;
And join the host of ransomed
Who follow in Thy train.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Thou bid'st us to seek Thee early |
Meter: | 7s. 6s. D. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1883 |
Topic: | Prayer |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MCKAY |
Meter: | 7s. 6s. D. |
Key: | G Major |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |