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Why is my Heart so far from Thee

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #II.XX (1766) Lyrics: 1 Why is my Heart so far from Thee, My God, my chief Delight; Why are my Thoughts no more by Day With Thee, no more by Night? [2 Why should my foolish Passions rove? Where can such Sweetness be, As I have tasted in thy Love, As I have found in Thee?] 3 When my forgetful Soul renews The Savour of thy Grace, My Heart presumes I cannot lose The Relish all my Days. 4 But ee'r one fleeting Hour is past, The flatt'ring World employs Some sensual Bait to seize my Taste, And to pollute my Joys. [5 Trifles of Nature or of Art, With fair deceitful Charms, Intrude into my thoughtless Heart, And thrust Thee from my Arms.] 6 Then I repent, and vex my Soul, That I should leave Thee so, Where will those wild Affections roll That let a Saviour go? [7 Sin's promis'd Joys are turn'd to Pain, And I am drown'd in Grief; But my dear Lord returns again, He flies to my Relief. 8 Seizing my Soul with sweet Surprize, He draws with loving Bands; Divine Compassion in his Eyes, And Pardon in his Hands.] [9 Wretch that I am, to wander thus, In Chace of false Delight! Let me be fasten'd to thy Cross, Rather than lose thy Sight.] [10 Make Haste, my Days, to reach the Goal, And bring my Heart to rest, On the dear Centre of my Soul, My God, my Saviour's Breast.] Topics: Backslidings and Returns; Inconstancy of our Love; Wandering Affections; Sinning and repenting Languages: English

Hymn 20

Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #II.20 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Why is my heart so far from thee Lyrics: Why is my heart so far from thee, My God, my chief delight? Why are my thoughts no more by day With thee, no more by night? [Why should my foolish passions rove? Where can such sweetness be As I have tasted in thy love, As I have found in thee?] When my forgetful soul renews The savor of thy grace, My heart presumes I cannot lose The relish all my days. But ere one fleeting hour is passed, The flatt'ring world employs Some sensual bait to seize my taste, And to pollute my joys. [Trifles of nature or of art, With fair, deceitful charms, Intrude into my thoughtless heart, And thrust me from thy arms.] Then I repent, and vex my soul That I should leave thee so: Where will those wild affections roll That let a Savior go? [Sin's promised joys are turned to pain, And I am drowned in grief; But my dear Lord returns again, He flies to my relief. Seizing my soul with sweet surprise, He draws with loving bands Divine compassion in his eyes, And pardon in his hands.] [Wretch that I am, to wander thus In chase of false delight! Let me be fastened to thy cross, Rather than lose thy sight.] [Make haste, my days, to reach the goal, And bring my heart to rest On the dear center of my soul, My God, my Savior's breast.] Languages: English

Backslidings and returns: or the inconstancy of our love

Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books #II.XX (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Why is my heart so far from thee Lyrics: 1 Why is my heart so far from thee, My God, my chief delight? Why are my thoughts no more by day With thee, no more by night? 2 [Why should my foolish passions rove? Where can such sweetness be As I have tasted in thy love, As I have found in thee?] 3 When my forgetful soul renews The savour of thy grace, My heart presumes I cannot lose The relish all my days. 4 But ere one fleeting hour is pass'd, The flatt'ring world employs Some sensual bait to seize my taste, And to pollute my joys. 5 [Trifles of nature, or of art, With fair, deceitful charms, Intrude into my thoughtless heart, And thrust me from thy arms.] 6 Then I repent, and vex my soul That I should leave thee so: Where will those wild affections roll That let a Saviour go? 7 [Sin's promis'd joys are turn'd to pain, And I am drown'd in grief; But my dear Lord returns again, He flies to my relief; 8 Seizing my soul with sweet surprise; He draws with loving bands; Divine compassion in his eyes, And pardon in his hands.] 9 [Wretch that I am, to wander thus In chase of false delight! Let me be fasten'd to thy cross, Rather than lose thy sight. 10 Make haste, my days, to reach the goal, And bring my heart to rest On the dear centre of my soul, My God, my Saviour's breast.] Languages: English

Weakness Bewailed

Author: Dr. Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #CIX (1790) First Line: Why is my heart so far from thee Lyrics: 1 Why is my heart so far from thee, My GOD, my chief delight? Why are my thoughts no more by day With thee, no more by night? 2 Why should my foolish passions rove? Where can such sweetness be, As I have tasted in thy love, As I have found in thee? 3 When my forgetful soul renews The savour of thy grace, My heart presumes I cannot lose The relish all my days. 4 But e'er one fleeting hour is past, The flatt'ring world employs Some sensual bait to seize my taste, And to pollute my joys. 5 Then I repent, and vex my soul, That I shou'd leave thee so: Where will those wild affections roll, That let a Saviour go? Topics: After Sermon Languages: English