Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#212

212. Deluded souls, that dream of heav'n

1 Deluded souls, that dream of heav'n,
And make their empty boast
Of inward joys, and sins forgiv'n,
While they are slaves to lust!

2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights,
If faith be cold and dead;
None but a living power unites
To Christ, the living Head:

3 A faith that changes all the heart;
A faith that works by love;
That bids all sinful joys depart,
And lifts the thoughts above.

4 Faith must obey her Father’s will,
As well as trust His grace:
A pard'ning God requires us still
To perfect holiness.

Text Information

• First Line: Deluded souls, that dream of heav'n
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Faith; Second Sunday in Lent; Second Sunday after Easter; Fifth Sunday after Easter; Sixth Sunday after Trinity; Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: BYEFIELD
• Composer: Thomas Hastings, Mus. Doc. (1840)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Public Domain.