Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books ‎#II.CXL

II.CXL. The examples of Christ and the saints

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.

2 Once they were mourning here below,
And wet their couch with tears;
They wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins, and doubts, and fears.

3 I ask them whence their vict'ry came?
They with united breath,
Ascribe their conquest to the lamb,
Their triumph to his death.

4 They mark'd the footsteps that he trod,
(His zeal inspir'd their breast:)
And following their incarnate God,
Possess the promis'd rest.

5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise
For his own pattern giv'n,
While the long cloud of witnesses
Show the same path to heav'n.

Text Information

• First Line: Give me the wings of faith to rise
• Title: The examples of Christ and the saints
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793
• Notes: Public Domain.

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