Text: | Give me the wings of faith to rise |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Tune: | BALLERMA |
Adapter: | Robert Simpson, 1790 - 1832 |
1 Give me the wings of faith to rise
Within the veil, and see
The saints above, how great their joys,
How bright their glories be.
2 Once they were mourning here below,
And wet their couch with tears;
They wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins and doubts and fears.
3 I ask them whence their victory came;
They, with united breath,
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
Their triumph to his death.
4 They marked the footsteps that he trod,
His zeal inspired their breast,
And, following their incarnate God,
Possess the promised rest.
5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise
For his own pattern given,
While the long cloud of witnesses
Shows the same path to heaven.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Give me the wings of faith to rise |
Author: | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1958 |
Topic: | The Church Year: Saints' Days - Minor Festivals; The Life in Christ: Repentance and Faith; The Life In Christ: Life Everlasting |
Notes: | This hymn may also be sung to BEATITUDO (No. 390) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BALLERMA |
Adapter: | Robert Simpson, 1790 - 1832 |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | A♭ Major |