RCCG Hymn 462
Hush'd Was the Ev-'ning Hymn
"Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth." - 1 Sam 3:9 \n\n
Hush'd was the ev-'ning hymn, The tem-ple courts were dark, The lamp was burn-ing dim Be-fore the sa-cred ark, When sud-den-ly a voice di-vine Rang through the si-lence of the shrine.
Oh give me Sam-uel's ear! The o-pen ear, O Lord, A-live and quick to hear Each whis-per of Thy word; Like him to an-swer at Thy call, And to o-bey Thee first of all.
Oh give me Samuel's heart! A lowly heart, that waits Where in Thy house Thou art, Or watches at Thy gates By day and night, a heart that still Moves at the breathing of Thy will.
Oh, give me Samuel's mind! A sweet unmurm'ring faith, Obedient and resigned To Thee in life and death, That I may read, with childlike eyes, Truths that are hidden from the wise.
From The Redeemed Hymnal (4th edition) of The Redeemed Christian Church of God.