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When in the Light of Faith Divine

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #II.CI (1766) Lyrics: 1 When in the Light of Faith Divine We look on Things below, Honour, and Gold, and sensual Joy, How vain and dang'rous too? [2 Honour's a Puff of noisy Breath; Yet Men expose their Blood, And venture everlasting Death, To gain that airy Good. 3 Whilst others starve the nobler Mind, And feed on shining Dust; They rob the Serpent of his food T' indulge a sordid Lust.] 4 The Pleasures that allure our Sense Are dang'rous Snares to Souls; There's but a Drop of flatt'ring Sweet, And dash'd with bitter Bowls. 5 God is mine All-sufficient Good, My Portion and my Choice; In him my vast Desires are fill'd, And all my Pow'rs rejoice. 6 In vain the World accosts my Ear, And tempts my Heart anew; I cannot buy your Bliss so dear, Nor part with Heav'n for you. Topics: Ambition; Covetousness; Honour vain; Prosperity vain; Temptations of the World Languages: English

When in the light of faith divine

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #95 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 When in the light of faith divine We look on things below, Honour, and gold, and sensual joy, How vain and dangerous too! 2 Honour's a puff of noisy breath; Yet men expose their blood, And venture everlasting death, To gain that airy good. 3 Whilst others starve the nobler mind, And feed on shining dust, They rob the serpent of his food T' indulge a sordid lust. 4 The pleasures that allure our sense Are dangerous snares to souls; There's but a drop of flattering sweet, And dash'd with bitter bowls. 5 God is mine all-sufficient good, My portion and my choice; In him my vast desires are fill'd, And all my powers rejoice. 6 In vain the world accosts my ear, And tempts my heart anew; I cannot buy your bliss so dear, Nor part with heaven for you. Topics: Fall and Depravity of Man; The World's three chief Temptations

When in the light of faith divine

Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #226 (1814) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 When in the light of faith divine We look on things below, Honour, and gold, and sensual joy, How vain and dang'rous too! 2 Honour's a puff of noisy breath; Yet men expose their blood, And venture everlasting death, To gain that airy good. 3 Whilst others starve the nobler mind, And feed on shining dust, They sacrifice eternal bliss To mean and sordid lust. 4 The pleasures, which allure our sense, Are dang'rous snares to souls: There's but a drop of flatt'ring sweet, And dash'd with bitter bowls. 5 God is mine all-sufficient good, My portion and my choice; In him my vast desires are fill'd, And all my pow'rs rejoice. Topics: The Danger and Misery of Sin Languages: English