Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: From thee my God my joys shall rise
Topic: A View of Heaven
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 276
Page Number: 232, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsFROM thee, my God, my joys shall rise,
And run eternal rounds;
Beyond the limits of the skies,
And all created bounds.
The holy triumphs of my soul,
Shall death itself outbrave;
Leave dull mortality behind,
And fly beyond the grave.
There where my blessed Jesus reigns,
In heav'ns unmeasured space,
I'll spend a long eternity,
In pleasure and in praise.
Millions of years my wond'ring eyes
Shall o'er thy beauties rove;
And endless ages I'll adore
The glories of thy love.
Sweet Jesus, ev'ry smile of thine,
Shall fresh endearments bring,
And thousands tastes of new delight
From all thy graces spring.
Haste, my beloved, fetch my soul,
Up to thy blest abode;
Fly, for my spirit longs to see
My Saviour and my God.