Scripture Verse

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16

Introduction

Words: Sa­man­tha C. W. Shoup, in Songs of Love and Praise No. 4, by John R. Swe­ney, Hen­ry L. Gil­mour & J. How­ard Ent­wisle (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1897), num­ber 23.

Music: Will­iam H. Pon­ti­us (1857–1937) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Pon­ti­us (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Shoup,

portrait
Samantha C. W. Shoup (1848–1923)

Lyrics

Upon the mount­ain of un­rest,
I heard a voice of lov­ing quest,
Come, I will be thy spir­it’s rest,
And ev­er­last­ing home!

Refrain

O love di­vine, I come!
O love di­vine, I come!
In Thee my wan­der­ings cease,
For Thou art rest and peace.

I lay my sin and un­be­lief,
My hard­ened heart, my sto­ny grief,
At Thy dear feet with sweet re­lief,
And will no long­er roam.

Refrain

My soul is sick and tired of sin,
Make Thou my spir­it pure and clean;
And en­ter gra­cious­ly with­in,
And make my heart Thy home.

Refrain