In the Quiet Solitude

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In the quiet solitude

Author: Joachim Neander; Translator: Louis Marz
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 IN the quiet solitude
My heart brings Thee gratitude.
Mighty God, oh, hear my plea,
For my soul is seeking Thee.

2 Never will Thy vigil cease,
Ne'er at rest, always at peace;
Ruling seasons and all time,
Lord above, our God sublime.

3 Gently falls the glist'ning snow,
Cov'ring all the world below;
Snow that disappears so fast,
Springlike breezes come at last.

4 All life knows the time and year,
Ruler over seasons here;
Summer, winter, spring and fall,
All await Thy glorious call.

5 Lord, I pray that my soul may
Know your guidance every day;
Oh, that Your eternal love
Brings me to You, God above.

6 Even though the world is cold,
Warmth I in my heart behold,
Praising God in grateful mood
In this quiet solitude.

Source: The Amana Church Hymnal #127

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Author: Joachim Neander

Neander, Joachim, was born at Bremen, in 1650, as the eldest child of the marriage of Johann Joachim Neander and Catharina Knipping, which took place on Sept. 18, 1649, the father being then master of the Third Form in the Paedagogium at Bremen. The family name was originally Neumann (Newman) or Niemann, but the grandfather of the poet had assumed the Greek form of the name, i.e. Neander. After passing through the Paedagogium he entered himself as a student at the Gymnasium illustre (Academic Gymnasium) of Bremen in Oct. 1666. German student life in the 17th century was anything but refined, and Neander seems to have been as riotous and as fond of questionable pleasures as most of his fellows. In July 1670, Theodore Under-Eyck came to Breme… Go to person page >

Translator: Louis Marz

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First Line:	In the quiet solitude
Title:	In the Quiet Solitude
German Title:	In der stillen Einsamkeit
Author:	Joachim Neander
Translator:	Louis Marz
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1992
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1992.