Scripture Verse

Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. 1 Corinthians 2:9

Introduction

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Words: Is­aac Watts, Hymns and Spi­ri­tu­al Songs 1707–09, Book 2, num­ber 75. Spi­ri­tu­al and eter­nal joys; or, The bea­tif­ic sight of Christ.

Music: Wilt­shire (Ste­phen­son) Jo­seph Ste­phen­son, 1760 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

From Thee, my God, my joys shall rise,
And run eter­nal rounds,
Beyond the lim­its of the skies,
Beyond the lim­its of the skies,
And all cre­at­ed bounds,
And all cre­at­ed bounds.

The ho­ly tri­umphs of my soul
Shall death it­self out­brave,
Leave dull mor­ta­li­ty be­hind,
Leave dull mor­ta­li­ty be­hind,
And fly be­yond the grave,
And fly be­yond the grave.

There, where my bless­èd Je­sus reigns,
In Heav’n’s un­mea­sured space,
I’ll spend a long eter­ni­ty,
I’ll spend a long eter­ni­ty,
In plea­sure and in praise,
In plea­sure and in praise.

Millions of years my won­der­ing eyes
Shall o’er Thy beau­ties rove,
And end­less ag­es I’ll adore
And end­less ag­es I’ll adore
The glo­ries of Thy love,
The glo­ries of Thy love.

Sweet Je­sus, ev­ery smile of Thine
Shall fresh en­dear­ments bring;
And thou­sand tastes of new de­light
And thou­sand tastes of new de­light
From all Thy grac­es spring,
From all Thy grac­es spring.

Haste, my Be­lov­èd, fetch my soul
Up to Thy blest abode;
Fly, for my spir­it longs to see,
Fly, for my spir­it longs to see
My Sav­ior and my God,
My Sav­ior and my God.