Scripture Verse

If you will hear His voice, harden not your hearts. Hebrews 3:15

Introduction

Words: Charles Par­sons, in the Christ­ian Sci­ence Hym­nal (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Christ­ian Sci­ence Pub­lish­ing So­ci­ety, 1893), num­ber 107.

Music: Ol­mutz ar­ranged from a Gre­go­ri­an chant by Low­ell Ma­son, 1824 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Par­sons (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Lyrics

Oh do not bar your mind
Against the light of good;
But open wide, let in the Word,
And truth will be your food.

It will from er­ror free
Your long en­slav­èd mind
And bring the light of li­ber­ty
Where it shall be en­shrined.

Hid trea­sures it re­veals
To all who know its pow­er;
And all who will may light re­ceive,
In this most gra­cious hour.

Then op­en wide your heart
To truth and light and love;
You then shall know your life is hid
With Christ in God ab­ove.