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Lord Jesus, I long in Thy presence to live,
From morning to evening my one world Thou art;
O let not my heart be contented or rest
When loving or seeking what with Thee doth part.
Each moment, each day, throughout suff'ring and pain,
When nought in the world can give comfort or cheer,
When sighing and weeping encompasses me,
Lord, still all my sighing and wipe every tear.
From morning to evening my one world Thou art;
O let not my heart be contented or rest
When loving or seeking what with Thee doth part.
Each moment, each day, throughout suff'ring and pain,
When nought in the world can give comfort or cheer,
When sighing and weeping encompasses me,
Lord, still all my sighing and wipe every tear.
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Each time when I dream of the goodness of life,
I pray Thee, dear Lord, that Thou in it may be;
O do not allow me to choose by myself,
Nor seek any pleasure that's other than Thee.
Each night when alone in the stillness I lie,
I pray Thee, Lord Jesus, that Thou wilt be near;
Each morning ere dawn comes, while still in my sleep,
Then whispering call me and open my ear.
I pray Thee, dear Lord, that Thou in it may be;
O do not allow me to choose by myself,
Nor seek any pleasure that's other than Thee.
Each night when alone in the stillness I lie,
I pray Thee, Lord Jesus, that Thou wilt be near;
Each morning ere dawn comes, while still in my sleep,
Then whispering call me and open my ear.
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Each time, Lord, when reading in Thy holy Word,
I pray that Thy glory may shine on each line,
That clearly I'll see what a Savior I have
And how great salvation that Thou hast made mine.
When helpless I come, Lord, to kneel at Thy throne,
I pray Thee to hear me and grant me Thy grace;
If thru my shortcomings Thou hear not my prayer,
Withdraw not Thy presence, O hide not Thy face.
I pray that Thy glory may shine on each line,
That clearly I'll see what a Savior I have
And how great salvation that Thou hast made mine.
When helpless I come, Lord, to kneel at Thy throne,
I pray Thee to hear me and grant me Thy grace;
If thru my shortcomings Thou hear not my prayer,
Withdraw not Thy presence, O hide not Thy face.
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Each time when of heavenly blessings I think,
O let my heart long to be raptured to Thee;
My only hope here is Thy coming again,
My only joy there, Lord, Thy presence will be.
Lord, teach me each day in Thy presence to live,
From morning to evening my one world Thou art;
O let not my heart be contented or rest
When loving or seeking what with Thee doth part.
O let my heart long to be raptured to Thee;
My only hope here is Thy coming again,
My only joy there, Lord, Thy presence will be.
Lord, teach me each day in Thy presence to live,
From morning to evening my one world Thou art;
O let not my heart be contented or rest
When loving or seeking what with Thee doth part.
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Lucena, Quezon, Philippines
O let not my heart be contented or rest
When loving or seeking what with Thee doth part.
Psalm 35:22 says "You have seen, O Jehovah; do not be silent. O Lord do not be far from me."
Psalm 30:7b "You hid Your face, I was troubled"
Just like the psalmist, may we also be troubled when He hide His face from us.
What a sweet God we have. Amen
Philippines
O let not my heart be contented or rest
Oh Lord,
I dont want to remain the same
I just want to love You more,
I just want to give my all,
I just want to be found in You,
I just want only You.
But Lord I dont know how.
I dont know how to love You more,
I dont know how to give my all,
I dont know how to be found in You,
I dont know how to have only You
“Lord, teach me each day in Thy presence to live,
From morning to evening my one world Thou art;
O let not my heart be contented or rest
When loving or seeking what with Thee doth part"
“Ako'y turuan Mong mamuhay sa Iyo,
Ikaw ang daigdig sa araw't gabi,
Sana'y di-mapalagay ang puso ko
Kung inaasam ang hindi Mo mithi. ”
Philippines
Stanza 1 says, "Lord Jesus, I long in Thy presence to live,
From morning to evening my one world Thou art;
O let not my heart be contented or rest
When loving or seeking what with Thee doth part."
I remembered a footnote in Exodus 33:14 which goes like this: "God’s presence is His way, the “map” that shows His people the way they should take (cf. John 14:6 and note 1; Heb. 11:8 and note)."
This is precious. As God’s people, we have a different map for how we go on in our lives.
Exo. 33:14 - And He said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.
Exo. 33:15 - And he said to Him, If Your presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.
If His presence does not go with us, how restless we'll be! May we dare not go towards some place which costs us to lose His presence.
Strathfield, Australia
Thanks very much for posting.
This is the first song I sang to my daughter on her first day on earth.
His presence is so precious. May we be there always - morning till evening, and whilst we are asleep, - nothing can be sweeter..
Brother Park, sorry I didn’t make myself clear. In the words “long in”, “long” is the verb and “in” is the preposition. So the author is saying he/she “longs” to live “in” the Lord’s presence. Hope that helps!
Thank you.
Of course I know the verb 'long'.
So conclusion is 'long in' is the short form of 'longing'.
I was confused because I am not familiar with short form even though my first guess was exactly what I heard NOW.
And I wanted to confirm it.
Praise the God.
Your help will help me enjoy this song deeply. Amen.
Richardson, Texas, United States
Brother Park, the word “long” can be used as a verb with the meaning “to desire” (in addition to its meaning used to describe length). So the word “longing” is just the noun form of “long” as a verb. The phrase “I long in Thy presence to live” means “I desire to live in Thy presence”. Praise the Lord, who is the desire of our heart!
South Korea
Very touching.
My deep longing is to have the same feeling as the writer.
By the way, as a second language person,
I need some help understanding the real meaning part of the script to get the most of the song.
About "I long in thy presence to live",
is ' long in' a changed form of 'longing'
or a verb phrase 'long in'?
As far as I know, verb phrase 'long in' does not exist.
I speak English to some extent,
but to me, I want to make it clear.
A Korean brother in one man.
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Lord, teach us each day in Thy presence to live. From morning to evening our one world Thou art.
Anaheim, CA, United States
Lord, teach me each day in Thy presence to live,
From morning to evening my one world Thou art;
O let not my heart be contented or rest
When loving or seeking what with Thee doth part.
Psa. 51:11 - Do not cast me from Your presence,
And do not take the Spirit of Your holiness away from me
Footnote on “presence”:
God’s presence is actually the Spirit of His holiness. If we lose God’s presence, we lose everything.