The Christians Duty, exhibited, in a series of Hymns ‎#III

III. Alas my God that thou should be

1 Alas, my God, that thou should be
To me so much unknown!
I long to walk and talk with Thee,
And dwell before thy Throne.

2 Thou know'st, my Soul doth dearly love
The Place of thine Abode;
No Music gives so sweet a sound,
As these two Words, My God.

3 I long not for the Fruit that grows
Within these Gardens here;
I find no Sweetness in their Rose
When Jesus is not near.

4 Thy gracious Presence, O my Christ,
Can make a Paradise;
Ah, what are all the goodly Pearls,
Unto this Pearl of Price?

5 Give me that sweet Communion, Lord,
Thy people have with thee;
Thy Spirit daily talks with Them,
O let it talk with me.

6 Like Enoch let me walk with God,
And thus walk out my Day,
Attended with the heav'nly Guards,
Upon the Kings High Way.

7 When wilt thou come unto me, Lord?
O come, my Lord, most dear;
Come near, come nearer nearer still;
I'm well when thou art near.

8 When wilt thou come unto me, Lord?
I languish for thy Sight;
Ten thousand Suns, if thou art strange,
Are Shades instead of Light.

9 When wilt thou come unto me Lord?
for till thou dost appear,
I count each Moment for a Day,
Each Minute for a Year.

10 Come, Lord, and never from me go,
This World's a darksom Place;
I find no Pleasure here below,
When thou dost veil thy Face.

11 There's no such Thing as Pleasure here,
My Jesus is my all;
As thou dost shine, or disappear,
My pleasures rise and fall.

12 Come, spread thy Savour on my Frame,
No Sweetness is so sweet;
Till I get up to sing thy Name,
Where all thy Singers meet.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas my God that thou should be
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Topic: Longing after Christ

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