He Is Not Far Away

He is not far from ev­ery one of us

His pow­er and wis­dom shine from peak and plain.

The vault­ed heav’ns out­stretch a star­lit fane

Where hearts

where praise­ful hearts

May wor­ship Him.

Oh! praise His name since He is near to­day

Let whis­pered praise de­clare love’s ho­ly fear;

Let daily serv­ice speak the heart’s full cheer

The Lord is ours

the Lord is ours

He is not far away.

He is not far from ev­ery one of us

Our bo­dies temp­les are our souls that praise;

Declare His pre­sence all our va­ried ways

Where wan­der­ing

striv­ing

We may fol­low Him.

He is not far from ev­ery one of us

He near­er is than breath or feet or hands;

He dear­er is than friend or home or lands

The spir­it’s fount of joy

Our soul’s deep spring.