Woof and Away to Lock Haven, PA: A Flying Blog by Jasper the Dog

St. Flavian

O God, unseen yet ever near

332

The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)

Metric Index

Modality

F Major

15-Pitch Humming Index

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Author

Edward Osler [1768-1863]

Language

English

Publication Date

1985

Last Five Uses

• Used on Mar 24, 2019 10:30 as the Communion Anthem at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jan 23, 2011 10:00 as the Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA

Poem Words (Four verses)

O God, unseen yet ever near,
thy presence may we feel;
and thus inspired with holy fear,
before thine altar kneel.

Here may thy faithful people know
the blessings of thy love,
the streams that through the desert flow,
the manna from above.

We come, obedient to thy word,
to feast on heavenly food;
our meat the Body of the Lord,
our drink his precious Blood.

Thus may we all thy word obey,
for we, O God, are thine;
and go rejoicing on our way,
renewed with strength divine.