When Quiet in My House I Sit De 6:7 SURREY—Henry Carey When Quiet in My House I Sit 1 When quiet in my house I sit, Thy book be my companion still, My joy thy sayings to repeat, Talk o’er the records of thy will, And search the oracles divine, Till every heartfelt word be mine. 2 O may the gracious words divine Subject of all my converse be! So will the Lord his follower join, And walk and talk himself with me; So shall my heart his presence prove, And burn with everlasting love. 3 Oft as