The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts ‎#II.122

II.122. Hymn 122

My God, permit me not to be
A stranger to myself and thee;
Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove,
Forgetful of my highest love.

Why should my passions mix with earth,
And thus debase my heav'nly birth?
Why should I cleave to things below,
And let my God, my Savior, go?

Call me away from flesh and sense,
One sovereign word can draw me thence;
I would obey the voice divine,
And all inferior joys resign.

Be earth with all her scenes withdrawn,
Let noise and vanity begone;
In secret silence of the mind
My heav'n, and there my God, I find.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, permit me not to be
• Title: Hymn 122
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1806

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