Hymn
My Meditation of Him Shall be Sweet
- Writer
- Helen Maria Williams
While Thee I seek, protecting power!
Be my vain wishes stilled;
And may this consecrated hour
With better hopes be filled.
Thy love the powers of thought bestowed;
To Thee my thoughts would soar:
Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed;
That mercy I adore.
In each event of life, how clear
Thy ruling hand I see!
Each blessing to my soul more dear,
Because bestowed by Thee.
In every joy that crowns my days,
In every pain I bear,
My heart shall find delight in praise,
Or seek relief in prayer.
When gladness wings my favored hour,
Thy love my thoughts shall fill;
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower,
My soul shall meet Thy will.
My lifted eye, without a tear,
The lowering storm shall see;
My steadfast heart shall know no fear;
That heart will rest on Thee!
Amen.
My Meditation of Him Shall be Sweet — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/my-meditation-of-him-shall-be-sweet
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote My Meditation of Him Shall be Sweet?
The words of My Meditation of Him Shall be Sweet were written by Helen Maria Williams; the version here was published in 1899.
Is My Meditation of Him Shall be Sweet public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, published in 1899. 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 meter of My Meditation of Him Shall be Sweet?
My Meditation of Him Shall be Sweet is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Admission into the Church, Indwelling Sin Lamented and Submissive Resignation.