Scripture Verse

A hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest. Isaiah 32:2

Introduction

Words: Re­gi­nald He­ber (1783–1826). Pub­lished pos­thu­mous­ly in Hymns Writ­ten and Adapt­ed to the Week­ly Ser­vice of the Church Year (Lon­don: J. Mur­ray, 1827), pag­es 81–82.

Music: St. Ca­the­rine (Wal­ton) ar­ranged by James G. Wal­ton, in Crown of Je­sus Mu­sic, by Hen­ri F. He­my (Lon­don: Tho­mas Ri­chard­son & Sons, 1864) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of He­my or Wal­ton (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Reginald Heber (1783–1826)

Lyrics

Forth from the dark and stor­my sky,
Lord, to Thine al­tar’s shade we fly;
Forth from the world, its hope and fear,
Savior, we seek Thy shel­ter here:
Weary and weak, Thy grace we pray;
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guests away!

Long have we roamed in want and pain,
Long have we sought Thy rest in vain;
Wildered in doubt, in dark­ness lost,
Long have our souls been tem­pest tossed;
Low at Thy feet our sins we lay;
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guests away!