Stealing from the World Away

Stealing from the world away

We are come to seek Thy face;

Kindly meet us

Lord

we pray

Grant us Thy re­viv­ing grace.

Yonder stars that gild the sky

Shine but with a bor­rowed light:

We

un­less Thy light be nigh

Wander

wrapped in gloomy night.

Sun of right­eous­ness! dis­pel

All our dark­ness

doubts and fears:

May Thy light with­in us dwell

Till eter­nal day ap­pears.

Warm our hearts in pray­er and praise

Lift our ev­ery thought ab­ove;

Hear the grate­ful songs we raise

Fill us with Thy per­fect love.