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| Text: | How sweet to leave the world awhile |
| Author: | Thomas Kelly |
| Tune: | BURTON |
| Composer: | Isaac B. Woodbury |
1 How sweet to leave the world awhile,
And seek the presence of our Lord!
Dear Saviour, on thy people smile,
And come according to thy word.
2 From busy scenes we now retreat,
That we may here converse with thee:
Dear Lord, behold us at thy feet!
Let this the gate of heaven be.
3 Chief of ten thousand, now appear,
That we by faith may see thy face;
O speak, that we thy voice may hear!
And let thy presence fill this place.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | How sweet to leave the world awhile |
| Author: | Thomas Kelly |
| Publication Date: | 1886 |
| Topic: | Worship: Opening Hymns |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | BURTON |
| Composer: | Isaac B. Woodbury |
| Meter: | L.M. |
| Key: | C Major |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #316, 104, or 23. |
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