Still, Still With Thee

 

"The Lord your God is in the midst of you,
a Mighty One, a Savior Who saves!
He will rejoice over you with joy;
He will rest in silent satisfaction and in His love
He will be silent and make no mention of past sins,
or even recall them; He will exult over you with singing."
Zephaniah 3:17

Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh,

When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee;

Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight,
Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee.

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.

As in the dawning o'er the waveless ocean

The image of the morning star doth rest,

So in the stillness Thou beholdest only

Thine image in the waters of my breast.

Still, still with Thee, as to each newborn morning,

A fresh and solemn splendor still is given,

So does this blessed consciousness, awaking,

Breathe each day nearness unto Thee and Heaven.

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.

So shall it be at last, in that bright morning,

When the soul waketh and life's shadows flee;

O in that hour, fairer than daylight dawning,

Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with Thee.

"Still, Still With Thee"
(1855)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
(1812-1896)

The author of the famous American novel,
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" Harriet Beecher Stowe
was an early riser.  The words to this song
came to her during a walk one morning,
in the silence before the dawn of a new day.

Sunrise picture courtesy of LarsLeber.net/ via Pinterest