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Speak, Lord, in the Stillness
Verse 1
Speak, Lord, in the stillness,
While I wait on Thee;
Hushed my heart to listen,
In expectancy.
While I wait on Thee;
Hushed my heart to listen,
In expectancy.
Verse 2
Speak, O blessed Master,
In this quiet hour;
Let me see Thy face, Lord,
Feel Thy touch of power.
In this quiet hour;
Let me see Thy face, Lord,
Feel Thy touch of power.
Verse 3
For the words Thou speakest,
"They are life" indeed;
Living bread from heaven,
Now my spirit feed!
"They are life" indeed;
Living bread from heaven,
Now my spirit feed!
Verse 4
All to Thee is yielded,
I am not my own;
Blissful, glad surrender,
I am Thine alone.
I am not my own;
Blissful, glad surrender,
I am Thine alone.
Verse 5
Speak, Thy servant heareth,
Be not silent, Lord;
Waits my soul upon Thee
For the quickening word!
Be not silent, Lord;
Waits my soul upon Thee
For the quickening word!
Verse 6
Fill me with the knowledge
Of Thy glorious will;
All Thine own good pleasure
In Thy child fulfill.
Of Thy glorious will;
All Thine own good pleasure
In Thy child fulfill.
Verse 7
Like "a watered garden,"
Full of fragrance rare,
Lingering in Thy presence,
Let my life appear.
Full of fragrance rare,
Lingering in Thy presence,
Let my life appear.
A 20th-century hymn emphasizing the importance of listening to God's voice in silence.