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O FOR a breeze of heav'nly love,

"I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest." Psalm lv. 8.

Poet: Lloyd's Hymns on Select Passages of Scripture, 1811
Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
Location in The Sacred Harp
Stanza Denson Cooper
1
O FOR a breeze of heav'nly love,
To waft my soul away
To that celestial world above,
Where pleasures ne'er decay.
Canaan's Land 101t, Stanza 1, Lines 1, 2, 3, & 4
Canaan's Land 101t, Stanza 1, Lines 1, 2, 3, & 4
2
Eternal Spirit deign to be
My pilot here below,
To steer through life's tempestuous sea,
Where stormy winds do blow.
Canaan's Land 101t, Stanzas 1, Lines 5, 6, 7, & 8
Canaan's Land 101t, Stanza 1, Lines 5, 6, 7, & 8
3
From rocks of pride on either hand,
From quick sands of despair;
O guide me safe to Canaan's land,
Thro' ev'ry latent snare.

Canaan's Land 101t, Stanza 2, Lines 1, 2, 3, & 4
4
Anchor me in that port above,
On that celestial shore;
Where dashing billows never move,
Where tempests never roar.

Canaan's Land 101t, Stanza 2, Lines 5, 6, 7, & 8
Lloyd, John. Hymns on Select Passages of Scripture: With Others Usually Sung at Camp-Meetings &c. Poughkeepsie, NY: Printed by Printed by Paraclete Potter. 1811.