The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#472

472. Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone!

1 Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone!
Let my religious hours alone:
Fain would mine eyes my Saviour see;
I wait a visit, Lord, from thee.

2 My heart grows warm with holy fire,
And kindles with a pure desire;
Come, my dear Jesus! from above,
And feed my soul with heavenly love.

3 Blest Saviour, what delicious fare!
How sweet thine entertainments are?
Never did angels taste, above,
Redeeming grace and dying love.

Text Information

• First Line: Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone!
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Hymns for Social Worship

Tune Information

• Name: MALVERN
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #538, 347, or 316.