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Text:"Whom unseen, we love"
Author:Ray Palmer

406. "Whom unseen, we love"

1 Jesus, these eyes have never seen
That radiant form of thine!
The vail of sense hangs dark between
Thy blessed face and mine!

2 I see thee not, I hear thee not,
Yet art thou oft with me;
And earth has ne'er so dear a spot,
As where I meet with thee.

3 Like some bright dream that comes unsought,
When slumbers o'er me roll,
Thine image ever fills my thought,
And charms my ravished soul.

4 Yet though I have not seen, and still
Must rest in faith alone;
I love thee, dearest Lord! and will,
Unseen, but not unknown.

5 When death these mortal eyes shall seal,
And still this throbbing heart,
The rending vail shall thee reveal,
All glorious as thou art!

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, these eyes have never seen
Title: "Whom unseen, we love"
Author: Ray Palmer
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Christian Experience; Christ: Character of; Christians: Love for Christ (1 more...)
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