A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#513

513. Ye golden lamps of heav'n! farewell

1 Ye golden lamps of heav'n! farewell
With all your feeble light;
Farewell, thou ever-changing moon,
Pale empress of the night!

2 And thou, refulgent orb of day,
In brighter flames array'd!
My soul, which springs beyond thy sphere,
No more demands thine aid.

3 Ye stars are but the shining dust
Of my divine abode,
The pavement of those heavenly courts
Where I shall reign with God.

4 The Father of eternal light
Shall there his beams display;
Nor shall one moment's darkness mix
With that unvary'd day.

5 No more the drops of piercing grief
Shall swell into mine eyes;
Nor the meridian sun decline
Amidst those brighter skies.

6 There all the millions of his saints
Shall in one song unite,
And each the bliss of all shall share
With infinite delight.

Text Information

• First Line: Ye golden lamps of heav'n! farewell
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: Heaven
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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