The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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HYMN 42. (C. M.) Delight in God.
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HYMN 42. (C. M.) Delight in God.
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My God, what endless pleasures dwellAbove at thy right hand!
The courts below, how amiable,
Where all thy graces stand!
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The swallow near thy temple lies,And chirps a cheerful note;
The lark mounts upwards to thy skies,
And tunes her warbling throat:
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And we, when in thy presence, Lord,We shout with joyful tongues,
Or sitting round our Father's board,
We crown the feast with songs.
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While Jesus shines with quickening grace,We sing and mount on high;
But if a frown becloud his face,
We faint, and tire, and die.
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Just as we see the lonesome doveBemoan her widow'd state,
Wandering she flies thro' all the grove,
And mourns her loving mate.
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Just so our thoughts from thing to thingIn restless circles rove,
Just so we droop, and hang the wing,
When Jesus hides his love.
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