885. Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell

1 Ye golden lamps of heaven, 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 arrayed,
My soul, that springs beyond thy sphere,
No more demands thy aid.

3 Ye stars are but the shining dust
Of my divine abode,
The pavement of those heavenly courts
Where I shall see my God.

4 The Father of eternal light
Will there his beams display;
Nor shall one moment's darkness blend
With that unvaried day.

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First Line: Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell
Author: Doddridge
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1873
Scripture: ;
Topic: Life and Death; The Christian's Farewell
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