In Sweet Communion, Lord with Thee from Psalm 73 The Psalter, 1912

ST. FLAVIAN (C.M.) Day's Psalter 1562

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.