Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#416

416. I send the joys of earth away

1 I send the joys of earth away;
Away, ye tempters of the mind,
False as the smooth, deceitful sea,
And empty as the whistling wind.

2 Your streams were floating me along
Down the gulf of dark despair,
And whilst I listen'd to your song,
Your streams had e’en conveyed me there.

3 Lord, I adore Thy matchless grace,
That warn'd me of that dark abyss,
That drew me from those treacherous seas,
And bade me seek superior bliss.

4 There, from the bosom of my God,
Oceans of endless pleasure roll;
There would I fix my last abode,
And drown the sorrows of my soul.

Text Information

• First Line: I send the joys of earth away
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1870
• Topic: Choice of the Christian; Christians: their life and experience; Self-Consecration; Crucifixion: of Christians to the world; Happiness: of life in Christ; Vanilty: of earthly things; World
• Notes: Author from index: Watts

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