Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
140 Sweet Solitude
Words: Hannah More
Music: Southern Harmony, 1835
Meter: Long Meter (8,8,8,8)
Hail, solitude, thou gentle queen,
Of modest air and brow serene!
’Tis thou inspires the poet’s theme,
Wrapped in sweet vision’s airy dream.
With Thee the charms of life shall last,
E’en when the rosy bloom is past,
When the slowly pacing time shall spread
Thy silver blossom o’er my head,
No more with this vain world perplexed,
Thou shalt prepare me for the next.
Of modest air and brow serene!
’Tis thou inspires the poet’s theme,
Wrapped in sweet vision’s airy dream.
With Thee the charms of life shall last,
E’en when the rosy bloom is past,
When the slowly pacing time shall spread
Thy silver blossom o’er my head,
No more with this vain world perplexed,
Thou shalt prepare me for the next.