The Psalms of David ‎#II.LXVIII

II.LXVIII. Father, I long, I faint to see

1 Father, I long, I faint to see
The Place of thine Abode;
I'd leave thine earthly Courts, and flee
Up to thy Seat my God!

2 Here I behold thy distant Face,
And 'tis a pleasing Sight;
But to abide in thine Embrace
Is infinite Delight.

3 I'd part with all the Joys of Sense,
To gaze upon thy Throne;
Pleasure springs fresh for ever thence,
Unspeakable, unknown.

[4 There all the heav'nly Hosts are seen,
In shining Ranks they move,
And drink immortal Vigour in
With Wonder, and with Love.

5 Then at thy Feet with awful Fear,
Th' adoring Armies fall;
With Joy they shrink to NOTHING there,
Before th' Eternal ALL.

6 There I would vie with all the Host
In duty and in Bliss;
While LESS THAN NOTHING I could boast,
And VANITY confess.

7 The more thy Glories strike mine Eyes
The humbler I shall lie;
Thus while I sink, my Joys shall rise
Unmeasurably high.

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• First Line: Father, I long, I faint to see
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1766
• Topic: Heaven desired; Humble Worship of Heaven

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