Text: | Give me the wings of faith to rise |
Author (Chorus): | Robert Lowry (1826-99) |
Author (Verses): | Isaac Watts (1674-1748) |
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.
Refrain:
They’ll sing their welcome home to me;
And the angels will stand
On the hallelujah strand,
And sing me a welcome home.
2 Once they were mourners here below
And poured out cries and 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 (Verses): | Isaac Watts (1674-1748) |
Author (Chorus): | Robert Lowry (1826-99) |
Refrain First Line: | They'll sing their welcome home to me |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1986 |
Topic: | The Life to Come |