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 93. (S. M.) God all, and in all, Psalm lxxiii. 25.
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My God, my life, my love,To thee, to thee, I call,
I cannot live if thou remove,
For thou art all in all.
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Thy shining grace can cheerThis dungeon where I dwell;
'Tis paradise when thou art here,
If thou depart, 'tis hell.
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The smilings of thy face,How amiable they are!
'Tis heaven to rest in thine embrace,
And no where else but there.
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To thee, and thee alone,The angels owe their bliss;
They sit around thy gracious throne,
And dwell where Jesus is.
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Not all the harps aboveCan make a heavenly place,
If God his residence remove,
Or but conceal his face.
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Nor earth, nor all the skyCan one delight afford,
No, not a drop of real joy
Without thy presence, Lord.
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Thou art the sea of love,Where all my pleasures roll,
The circle where my passions move,
And centre of my soul.
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To thee my spirits flyWith infinite desire,
And yet how far from thee I lie!
Dear Jesus raise me higher!
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