Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Hymns of Faith and Hope. III. When the weary, seeking restHoratius Bonar (18081889)
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To Thy goodness flee;
When the heavy-laden cast
All their load on Thee;
When the troubled, seeking peace,
On Thy Name shall call;
When the sinner, seeking life,
At Thy feet shall fall:
Hear then, in love, O Lord, the cry,
In heaven, Thy dwelling-place on high.
Lifts his soul above;
When the prodigal looks back
To His Father’s love;
When the proud man, in his pride,
Stoops to seek Thy face;
When the burdened brings his guilt
To Thy throne of grace;
Hear then, in love, O Lord, the cry,
In heaven, Thy dwelling-place on high.
All his toils to end;
When the hungry craveth food,
And the poor a friend;
When the sailor on the wave
Bows the fervent knee:
When the soldier on the field
Lifts his heart to Thee:
Hear then, in love, O Lord, the cry,
In heaven, Thy dwelling-place on high.
In the city crowd;
When the shepherd on the moor
Names the name of God;
When the learnèd and the high,
Tired of earthly fame,
Upon higher joys intent,
Name the blessèd Name:
Hear then, in love, O Lord, the cry,
In heaven, Thy dwelling-place on high.
Youth, or maiden fair;
When the agèd, weak and grey,
Seek Thy face in prayer;
When the widow weeps to Thee,
Sad and lone and low;
When the orphan brings to Thee
All his orphan-woe:
Hear then, in love, O Lord, the cry,
In heaven, Thy dwelling-place on high.
Heaves her heavy groan;
When Thy Salem’s exiled sons
Breathe their bitter moan;
When Thy widowed, weeping Church
Looking for a home,
Sendeth up her silent sigh—
“Come, Lord Jesus, come:”
Hear then, in love, O Lord, the cry
In heaven, Thy dwelling-place on high.