The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors: to which are added a number never before published CCCLII. O could our thoughts and wishes fly

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CCCLI

The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors‎#CCCLII

CCCLIII

Text:

Longing after unseen pleasures

1 O could our thoughts and wishes fly
Above these gloomy shades,
To those bright worlds beyond the sky,
Which sorrow ne'er invades!

2 There joys unseen by mortal eyes,
Or reason's feeble ray,
In ever blooming prospects rise,
Unconscious of decay.

3 Lord, send a beam of light divine,
To guide our upward aim!
With one reviving touch of thine,
Our languid hearts inflame.

4 Then shall, on faith's sublimest wing,
Our ardent wishes rise
To those bright scenes, where pleasures spring
Immortal in the skies.

Text Information
First Line:	O could our thoughts and wishes fly
Title:	Longing after unseen pleasures
Meter:	C. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1799
Scripture:	2 Corinthians 4:18
Topic:	Heaven: Longed for
Notes:	Public Domain.