HYMN 94. (C. M.) God my only Happiness, Psalm lxxiii. 25.
I
My God, my portion, and my love,
My everlasting all,
I've none but thee in heaven above,
Or on this earthly ball.
II
What empty things are all the skies,
And this inferior clod!
There's nothing here deserves my joys,
There's nothing like my God.
III
In vain the bright, the burning sun
Scatters his feeble light;
'Tis thy sweet beams create my noon;
If thou withdraw, 'tis night.
IV
And whilst upon my restless bed,
Amongst the shades I roll,
If my Redeemer shew his head,
'Tis morning with my soul.
V
To thee we owe our wealth, and friends,
And health, and safe abode;
Thanks to thy name for meaner things,
But they are not my God.
VI
How vain a toy is glittering wealth,
If once compar'd to thee;
Or what's my safety, or my health,
Or all my friends to me?
VII
Were I possessor of the earth,
And call'd the stars my own,
Without thy graces and thyself,
I were a wretch undone.
VIII
Let others stretch their arms like seas,
And grasp in all the shore,
Grant me the visits of thy face,
And I desire no more.
