Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Earthly joys no longer please us
Topic: Christ/Second Advent
Writer: C Ford
Composer: Thomas Hastings
Meter: 8s and 7s double
Tune: Robinson
Hymn Number: 514
Page Number: 179, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsEARTHLY joys no longer please us;
Here would we renounce them all,
Seek our only rest in Jesus,
Him our Lord and Master call.
Faith, our languid spirits cheering,
Points to brighter worlds above;
Bids us look for His appearing,
Bids us triumph in His love.
May our lights be always burning,
And our loins be girded round,
Waiting for our Lord's returning,
Longing for the welcome sound.
Thus the Christian life adorning,
Never will we be afraid,
Should He come at night or morning,
Early dawn or evening shade.