He is not far from ev­ery one of us,
His pow­er and wis­dom shine from peak and plain.
The vault­ed heav’ns out­stretch a star­lit fane,
Where hearts, where praise­ful hearts
May wor­ship Him.

Refrain

Oh! praise His name since He is near to­day,
Let whis­pered praise de­clare love’s ho­ly fear;
Let daily ser­vice speak the heart’s full cheer,
The Lord is ours, the Lord is ours,
He is not far away.

He is not far from ev­ery one of us,
Our bo­dies temp­les are our souls that praise;
Declare His pre­sence all our va­ried ways,
Where wan­der­ing, striv­ing,
We may fol­low Him.

Refrain

He is not far from ev­ery one of us,
He near­er is than breath or feet or hands;
He dear­er is than friend or home or lands,
The spir­it’s fount of joy,
Our soul’s deep spring.

Refrain