William Baxter Hymn (1845)

 

T H E   L A D I E S '   R E P O S I T O R Y .
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CINCINNATI, MARCH, 1845.

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O r i g i n a l .
H Y M N .
O, GOD, with humble heart and voice,
    We now approach thy throne,
Releas'd from ev'ry earthly thought,
    To worship thee alone.
O, may our thankful songs to thee
    Like grateful incense rise,
And mingle with the praises which
    Are sung above the skies.
We come, O Lord, as children come,
    And ask thee to supply
Our hungry souls with living food,
    Which thou wilt not deny.
But as the gentle dews descend,
    So may thy grace be given,
To cheer us in thy earthly courts,
    While on our way to heav'n!
Thus let our hearts all yield to thee,
    Our stormy passions cease,
As fall the waters of the deep,
    When thou commandest peace.
And when all earthly scenes shall fade,      
    O, may we joyful stand,
To worship with the ransom'd throng
    Who dwell at thy right hand!
WILLIAM BAXTER.

 

[The Ladies' Repository 5 (March 1845): 69.]

ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC EDITION

      William Baxter's "Hymn" was first published in The Ladies' Repository, and Gatherings of the West: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to Literature and Religion, Vol. 5, No. 3, March 1845, p. 69. This volume, edited by E. Thomson, was published in Cincinnati by L. Swormstedt and J. T. Mitchell for the Methodist Episcopal Church.

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA

Created 8 April 2000.
Updated 28 June 2003.

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