He doth send out His voice.
Psalm 68:33
Words: Joseph Johnson, Dibs: A Story of Young London Life (at the start of chapter 4: Promoted to the Choir
), 1888. Published in School Hymns in 1891.
Music: Childhood Henry W. Davies, 1923 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Johnson (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
God speaks to us in bird and song,
In winds that drift the clouds along,
Above the din and toil of wrong,
A melody of love.
God speaks to us in far and near,
In peace of home and friends most dear,
From the dim past and present clear,
A melody of love.
God speaks to us in darkest night,
By quiet ways through mornings bright,
When shadows fall with evening light,
A melody of love.
O Voice divine, speak Thou to me,
Beyond the earth, beyond the sea,
First let me hear, then sing to Thee,
A melody of love.