The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10047

10047. From Every Earthly Pleasure

1 From every earthly pleasure
From every transient joy,
From every mortal treasure
That soon will fade and die:
No longer these desiring,
Upward our wishes tend,
No nobler bliss aspiring,
And joys that never end.

2 From every piercing sorrow
That heaves our breast today,
Or threatens us tomorrow—
Hope turns our eyes away;
On wings of faith ascending,
We see the land of light;
And feel our sorrows ending
In infinite delight.

3 ’Tis true we are but strangers
And sojourners here below;
And countless snares and dangers
Surround the path we go;
Though painful and distressing,
There is a rest above,
And onward we are pressing
To reach that land of love.

Text Information

• First Line: From every earthly pleasure
• Title: From Every Earthly Pleasure
• Author: Eliel Davis
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: KENSAL GREEN
• Composer: Philip Paul Bliss
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain