
Author: Harriet Elizabeth (Beecher) Stowe Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #515 (1926) Meter: 11.10.11.10 Lyrics: 1 Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh,
When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee;
Fairer than morning, lovelier than the daylight,
Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee!
2 Alone with Thee, amid the mystic shadows,
The solemn hush of nature newly born;
Alone with Thee, in breathless adoration,
In the calm dew and freshness of the morn.
3 When sinks the soul, subdued by toil, to slumber,
Its closing eye looks up to Thee in prayer;
Sweet the repose beneath the wings o’ershading,
But sweeter still, to wake and find Thee there.
4 So shall it be at last, in that bright morning,
When the soul waketh, and life’s shadows flee;
O for that hour when fairer than the dawning
Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee!
Amen. Topics: Hope and Aspiration; Morning Scripture: Psalm 17:15 Languages: English Tune Title: WILLINGHAM
Still, Still with Thee, When Purple Morning Breaketh