Timeless Truths 889. Blest was the hour that heav'nly fire

Timeless Truths‎#889

Text:	'Tis Better Felt than Told
Author:	H. R. J.
Tune:	[Blest was the hour when heav'nly fire]
Composer:	H. R. Jeffrey
Media:	MIDI file

1 Blest was the hour that heav’nly fire
Lit up my darkened soul;
A heavy load, by Jesus’ pow’r,
Did from my bosom roll.

Refrain:
While at the mercy-seat I knelt,
My Lord I did behold;
No tongue can tell the joy I felt—
’Tis better felt than told.

2 O blessed gift! From off the throne
There came a living spark;
A holy light within me shone,
Where all before was dark. [Refrain]

3 O holy light! still shine on me
Sweet rays of heav’nly love;
Naught else but thee, oh, let me see,
Till crowned in heav’n above. [Refrain]

4 Oh, let me feel, from day to day
His presence still so near;
A holy light to mark the way,
While I shall sojourn here. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line:	Blest was the hour that heav'nly fire
Title:	'Tis Better Felt than Told
Author:	H. R. J. (1911)
Refrain First Line:	While at the mercy-seat I knelt
Meter:	8.6.8.6 D
Scripture:	1 Peter 1:8
Topic:	Experience
Source:	Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Tis_Better_Felt_than_Told); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (57); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (526)

Tune Information
Name:	[Blest was the hour when heav'nly fire]
Composer:	H. R. Jeffrey (1911)
Meter:	8.6.8.6 D
Key:	F Major
Source:	Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Tis_Better_Felt_than_Told); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (57); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (526)

Media
MIDI file:	Tis_Better_Felt_than_Told.mid (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Tis_Better_Felt_than_Told)