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General Albert Orsborn (Salvation Army)

General Albert Orsborn was the sixth person to lead the work of the Salvation Army. He did so between the years of 1946 - 1954. He was no stranger to suffering losing two wives to ill health. The second passed away after just one year of them being together.  His walk with God was intimate and it earned him the title of "The General next to God". His commitment to God  was evident in the contents of more than 20 hymns he wrote for the Salvation Army Song Book.

He had the ability of cramming so much into each individual verse, an example of this and one that perhaps my favourite of all of them, is the beautiful, "In the Secret of Thy Presence".

In the secret of Thy presence,te of all of them, is the beautiful, "In the Secret of Thy Presence".

In the secret of Thy presence,

Where the pure in heart may dwell,

Are the springs of sacred service

And a power that none can tell.

There my love must bring its offering,

There my heart must yield its praise,

And the Lord will come, revealing

All the secrets of His ways.

In the secret of Thy presence,

In the hiding of Thy power,

Let me love Thee, let me serve Thee,

Every consecrated hour.

More than all my lips may utter,

More than all I do or bring,

Is the depth of my devotion

To my Saviour, Lord and King.

Nothing less will keep me tender;

Nothing less will keep me true;

Nothing less will keep the fragrance

And the bloom on all I do!

Blessèd Lord, to see Thee truly,

Then to tell as I have seen –

This shall rule my life supremely;

This shall be the sacred gleam.

Sealed again is all the sealing,

Pledged again my willing heart,

First to know Thee, then to serve Thee,

Then to see Thee as Thou art.