by Gerhard Tersteegen (1697 - 1769)
Translation by John Wesley (1703 - 1791)
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Thou hidden love of God, whose height,
Whose depth, unfathomed, no man knows,
I see from far thy beauteous light;
Inly I sigh for thy repose.
My heart is pained, nor can it be
At rest till it find rest in Thee.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Hymn", 1921, stanza 1
Text Authorship:
- by John Wesley (1703 - 1791), written 1749 [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gerhard Tersteegen (1697 - 1769), "Verlangen der Seele, dem geheimen Zug der Liebe Gottes stillezuhalten", written 1729
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
Line count: 48
Word count: 334