Hymn
Like a River Glorious
Like a river, glorious
Is God's perfect peace,
Over all victorious
In its bright increase;
Perfect, yet it floweth
Fuller ev'ry day--
Perfect, yet it groweth
Deeper all the way.
Stayed upon Jehovah,
Hearts are fully blest;
Finding as He promised,
Perfect peace and rest.
Hidden in the hollow
Of His blessed hand,
Never foe can follow,
Never traitor stand;
Not a surge of worry,
Not a shade of care,
Not a blast of hurry
Touch the spirit there.
Ev'ry joy or trial
Falleth from above,
Trac'd upon our dial
By the Sun of Love.
We may trust Him fully,
All for us to do;
They who trust Him wholly
Find Him wholly true
Like a River Glorious — Text from Hallowed Hymns, New and Old, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/like-a-river-glorious
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Like a River Glorious?
The words of Like a River Glorious were written by Frances Ridley Havergal; the version here was published in 1908. The library holds 7 more hymns by Frances Ridley Havergal, including What Have I Given? and Take My Life, and Let It Be.
Is Like a River Glorious public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Hallowed Hymns, New and Old, published in 1908. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Like a River Glorious?
Like a River Glorious is in 6.5.6.5 D with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Yield Not to Temptation, Brightly Gleams Our Banner and Onward, Christian Soldiers.