17128. O Lord! It Is a Blessed Thing

1. O Lord, it is a bless­èd thing
To Thee both morn and night to bring
Our wor­ship’s low­ly of­fer­ing.

2. And, from the strife of tongues away,
Ere toil be­gins, to meet and pray
For bless­ings on the com­ing day.

3. And night by night for ev­er­more
Again with blend­ed voice to pour
Deep thanks for mer­cies gone be­fore.

4. O Je­sus, be our morn­ing light,
That we may go forth to the fight
With strength re­newed and ar­mor bright.

5. And when our dai­ly work is o’er,
And sins and weak­ness we de­plore,
O be Thou then our light once more.

6. Light of the world, with us ab­ide,
And to Thy­self our foot­steps guide
At morn, and noon, and ev­en­tide.

Text Information
First Line: O Lord, it is a blessed thing
Title: O Lord! It Is a Blessed Thing
Author: William W. How
Meter: 888
Language: English
Source: In Church Hymns with Tunes, edited by Arthur S. Sullivan (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1874), number 54
Tune Information
Name: DELHI
Composer: Edward F. Rimbault (1816-1876)
Meter: 888
Key: A Major
Source: Appeared in the Plymouth Sunday-School Hymnal, edited by Thomas G. Shearman & Walton N. Ellis (New York: Christian Union Company, 1892), number 181



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