Gospel Praise Book. ‎#181b

181b. 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, that 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 unvaried day.

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

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

Text Information

• First Line: Ye golden lamps of heav'n! farewell
• Author: Doddridge
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1885
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MERTON
• Composer: H. K. Oliver
• Notes: Public Domain.