The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4297

4297. My Opening Eyes with Rapture See

1. My opening eyes with rapture see
The dawn of this returning day;
My thoughts, O God, ascend to Thee,
While thus my early vows I pay.

2. I yield my heart to Thee alone,
Nor would receive another guest:
Eternal King, erect Thy throne,
And reign sole monarch in my breast.

3. O bid this trifling world retire,
And drive each carnal thought away;
Nor let me feel one vain desire,
One sinful thought, through all the day.

4. Then, to Thy courts when I repair,
My soul shall rise on joyful wing,
The wonders of Thy love declare,
And join the strains which angels sing.

Text Information

• First Line: My opening eyes with rapture see
• Title: My Opening Eyes with Rapture See
• Author: James Hutton, 1715-1795
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: J. Codman's Boston Collection, 1813
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ALSTONE, Christopher E. Willing, 1868

Tune Information

• Name: ROCKINGHAM (Mason)
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1832)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 17123 53232 16512
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain