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Still With Thee - Elaine Hagenburg (Oasis Chorale)

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LEARN MORE Support this work: https://www.zeffy.com/fundraising/video-project-fundraiser https://www.oasischorale.org Partner with us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=23716578 TEXT (Harriet Beecher Stowe) Still with thee, when purple morning breaketh, When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee; Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight, Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with thee. When sinks the soul, subdued by toil, to slumber, Its closing eye looks up to thee in prayer; The sweet repose, beneath the wings o’ershading, But sweeter still to wake and find thee there. Shall it be when that bright morning breaketh, When the soul waketh, and life’s shadows flee; Oh, fairer than the morning, lovelier than daylight, Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with thee! LISTEN https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m4hA-XgHassZLVnLVvGRclBDnHXeDYUaM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m4hA-XgHassZLVnLVvGRclBDnHXeDYUaM https://open.spotify.com/album/4KDZIQa43jRAjbr8uYLJPc?si=95dlU3NpTui9A3kUCKK35Q https://music.apple.com/us/album/radiant-dawn/1770360374 PRODUCTION Audio recording and mastering by Arts Laureate. https://www.artslaureate.com Videography and post-production by Myron Eby, Clarus Media.
The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion

Still With Thee

Words by Harriet Beecher StoweMusic by Elaine HagenbergWritten

Still with thee, when purple morning breaketh,
When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee;
Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight,
Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with thee.

When sinks the soul, subdued by toil, to slumber,
Its closing eye looks up to thee in prayer;
The sweet repose, beneath the wings o’ershading,
But sweeter still to wake and find thee there.

Shall it be when that bright morning breaketh,
When the soul waketh, and life’s shadows flee;
Oh, fairer than the morning, lovelier than daylight,
Shall rise the glorious thought, I am with thee!

Story Behind the Song

The words come from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s devotional poem and hymn text “Still, Still with Thee,” first published in 1855. Its central thought echoes Psalm 139:18, “when I awake, I am still with thee,” and meditates on God’s presence at morning, night, and the final awakening of resurrection. Elaine Hagenberg’s choral work is a modern musical setting using selected stanzas from Stowe’s public-domain text.