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Lord, what a heaven of saving grace
Lord, what a heaven of saving grace
Shines through the beauties of thy face,
Shines through the beauties of thy face,
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And pluck new life from heavenly trees:
And pluck new life from heavenly trees:
Yet now and then, dear Lord, bestow
Yet now and then, dear Lord, bestow
A drop of heav'n on worms below.
A drop of heaven on worms below.


Send comforts down from thy right hand,
Send comforts down from thy right hand,
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And in thy temple let us see
And in thy temple let us see
A glimpse of love, a glimpse of thee.}}''The enjoyment of Christ; or, Delight in ordinances'' by Isaac Watts
A glimpse of love, a glimpse of thee.}}''The enjoyment of Christ; or, Delight in ordinances'' by Isaac Watts


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Revision as of 02:25, 8 April 2021

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This is an hymn by Isaac Watts, his Hymn 16 of Book 2, published 1709.

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Lord, what a heaven of saving grace
Shines through the beauties of thy face,
And lights our passions to a flame!
Lord, how we love thy charming name!

When I can say, "My God is mine,"
When I can feel thy glories shine,
I tread the world beneath my feet,
And all that earth calls good or great.

While such a scene of sacred joys
Our raptured eyes and souls employs,
Here we could sit, and gaze away
A long, an everlasting day.

Well, we shall quickly pass the night
To the fair coasts of perfect light;
Then shall our joyful senses rove
O'er the dear object of our love.

There shall we drink full drafts of bliss,
And pluck new life from heavenly trees:
Yet now and then, dear Lord, bestow
A drop of heaven on worms below.

Send comforts down from thy right hand,
While we pass through this barren land,
And in thy temple let us see
A glimpse of love, a glimpse of thee.

The enjoyment of Christ; or, Delight in ordinances by Isaac Watts

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