Henry Francis Lyte Life Poems
- 1. Far From My Heavenly Home
Far from my heavenly home,
Far from my Fatherâ??s breast,
Fainting I cry, blest Spirit, come
And speed me to my rest.
... - 2. Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Jesus, I my cross have taken, all to leave and follow Thee.
Destitute, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my all shall be.
Perish every fond ambition, all Iâ??ve sought or hoped or known.
Yet how rich is my condition! God and heaven are still mine own.
... - 3. Abide With Me
Abide with us: for it is towards evening, and the day is far spent. -- Luke xxiv.29
Abide with me! Fast falls the Eventide;
... - 4. A Lost Love
I meet thy pensive, moonlight face;
Thy thrilling voice I hear;
And former hours and scenes retrace,
Too fleeting, and too dear!
... - 5. Declining Days
Why do I sigh to find
Life's evening shadows gathering round my way?
The keen eye dimming, and the buoyant mind
Unhinging day by day?
... - 6. There Is A Safe And Secret Place
There is a safe and secret place,
Beneath the wings divine,
Reserved for all the heirs of grace;
O be that refuge mine!
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