As Birds Unto the Genial Homeland

A Hymn for the First Sabbath of 2013.  Sabbath blessings to all of my followers :-)

As Birds Unto the Genial Homeland

Text by David Levy (1854-?)

Psalm 27:4 I ask only one thing from the Lord.

    This is what I want:

Let me live in the Lord’s house

    all my life.

Let me see the Lord’s beauty

    and look with my own eyes at his Temple.

V. 1 As birds unto the genial homeland fly,

The winter's cold and low'ring skies to flee,

So seeks my soul Thy gracious presence here

And finds, O God, its rest and peace in Thee.

2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is the Father who is full of mercy and all comfort.  He comforts us every time we have trouble, so when others have trouble, we can comfort them with the same comfort God gives us.

V. 2 Here at Thy shrine we leave all vexing care,

Forget the disappointment, grief and tear,

And on the wings of hopeful song and prayer

We rise, and rising feel Thy Spirit here.

V. 3 Bless all who spend this night in pain and woe,

The burdened heart, the fainting, and distressed,

Thy comfort send to darkened homes bereaved,

Thy saving help to those by want oppressed.

V. 4 Come, Sabbath joy, each trusting heart now fill,

And blissful peace within our homes abide,

May thankful praise each grateful heart now thrill,

And to God's loving care their lives confide.