Scripture Verse

The Spirit and the bride say, Come. Revelation 22:17

Introduction

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Garret C. Wellesley (1735–1781)
Earl of Mornington

Words: Is­aac Watts, Ho­ræ Ly­ri­cæ, 1709, Book 1, page 71. Look­ing up­ward.

Music: Morn­ing­ton ar­ranged from Gar­ret C. Well­es­ley, cir­ca 1760, in Da­vid’s Harp, by Ed­ward Mill­er, 1805 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Lyrics

The hea­vens in­vite mine eye,
The stars sa­lute me round;
Father, I blush, I mourn to lie
Thus gro­vel­ing on the ground.

My warm­er spir­its move,
And make at­tempts to fly;
I wish aloud for wings of love
To raise me swift and high.

Beyond those crys­tal vaults,
And all their spark­ling balls;
They’re but the porch­es to Thy courts,
And paint­ings of Thy walls.

Vain world, fare­well to you;
Heaven is my na­tive air;
I bid my friends a short adieu,
Impatient to be there.

I feel my pow­ers re­leased
From their old fleshy clod;
Fair guard­ian, bear me up in haste,
And set me near my God.