In Sweet Communion, Lord, with Thee
In sweet com-mu-nion, Lord, with Thee
I con-stant-ly a-bide;
My hand Thou hold-est in Thine own
To keep me near Thy side.
Thy coun-sel through my earth-ly way
Shall guide me and con-trol,
And then to glo-ry af-ter-ward
Thou wilt re-ceive my soul.
Whom have I, Lord, in heaven but Thee,
To whom my thoughts as-pire?
And hav-ing Thee, on earth is naught
That I can yet en-dure.
Though flesh and heart should faint and fail,
The Lord will ev-er be
The strength and por-tion of my heart,
My God e-ter-nal-ly.
To live a-part from God is death,
'Tis good His face to seek;
My ref-uge is the liv-ing God,
His praise I long to speak.