Scripture Verse

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

Introduction

Words: Ir­vin H. Mack, Songs of Praise and De­vo­tion (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1894).

Music: Ad­am Gei­bel (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mack (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Adam Geibel (1855–1933)

Lyrics

Tell me about the Mas­ter!
I am wea­ry and worn to­night;
The day lies be­hind me in sha­dow,
And only the ev­en­ing is light!
Light with a ra­di­ant glo­ry
That lin­gers about the west,
My poor heart is awea­ry, awea­ry,
And longs like a child for rest.

Tell me about the Mas­ter!
Of the wrongs He for us for­gave;
Of love and of ten­der com­pas­sion,
Of love, that was migh­ty to save;
Sad is my heart, and so wea­ry,
Of woes and the tri­als of life,
Of the wrongs that are stalk­ing in noon­day,
Of false­hood, and sin, and strife.

Yet what I know of sor­row
And temp­ta­tions that oft be­fall,
The in­fi­nite Mas­ter had suf­fered,
And know­eth and pi­ti­eth all.
Tell me the sweet­est old sto­ry
That falls on each wound like balm,
And my heart that was bruis­èd and brok­en
Shall grow well, and strong, and calm.