O God, Unseen, Yet Ever Near

O God, Unseen, Yet Ever Near

Text written in 1836 by Edward Osler (1798-1863)

Sung to the hymn tune MEDITATION, composed in 1890 by John H. Gower (1855-1922)

Acts 17:27 ⌊He did this⌋ so they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.  

V. 1 O God, unseen, yet ever near,

Reveal Thy presence now

While we in love that hath no fear,

Before Thy glory bow.

Exodus 16:15 When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it? ” because they didn’t know what it was. Moses told them, “It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.

Isaiah 35:6 Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy, for water will gush in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

V. 2 Here may Thy faithful people know

The blessings of Thy love,

The streams that thro' the desert flow,

The manna from above.

V. 3 We come, obedient to Thy Word

To feast on heav'nly food,

Our meat, the body of our Lord,

Our drink, His precious blood.

V. 4 Thus may we all Thy words obey,

For we, O God, are Thine,

And go rejoicing on our way,

Renewed by strength divine.