Hymns of the Russian Church ‎#64

64. I cannot lift mine eyes

I cannot lift mine eyes,
For O, my sin is great,--
High as the hills that rise
Up, up to heaven's gate;--
I cannot lift mine eyes,
So great my sin, so great.

But I would smite my breast,
And bow me at the Cross;
And well He knows the rest,
My sense of shame, and loss;
Yea, I would smite my breast,
And bow me at His Cross.

Mayhap when I have told
The burden of my sin,
He'll make my spirit bold,
And speak, and soothe, and win;--
All this when I have told
The burden of my sin.

Then shall I lift mine eyes,
And see the sin removed,
And in the cloudless skies
Behold the Well-Beloved;--
Then shall I lift mine eyes,
And see my sin removed.

Text Information

• First Line: I cannot lift mine eyes
• Title: I cannot lift mine eyes
• Translator: John Brownlie
• Meter: 6,6,6,6,6,6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920

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