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Dead Be My Heart To All Below

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10916 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Dead be my heart to all below, To mortal joys and mortal cares; To sensual bliss that charms us so, Be dark, my eyes, and deaf my ears. 2 Here I renounce my carnal taste Of the fair fruit that sinners prize: Their paradise shall never waste One thought of mine, but to despise. 3 All earthly joys are overweighed With mountains of vexatious care; And where’s the sweet that is not laid A bait to some destructive snare? 4 Be gone for ever, mortal things; Thou mighty mole-hill, earth, farewell! Angels aspire on lofty wings, And leave the globe for ants to dwell. 5 Come, Heav’n, and fill my vast desires, My soul pursues the sovereign good; She was all made of heav’nly fires, Nor can she live on meaner food. Languages: English Tune Title: ELVEN

Dead be my heart to all below

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #93 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Dead be my heart to all below, To mortal joys and mortal cares; To sensual bliss that charms us so, Be dark, mine eyes, and deaf my ears. 2 Lord, I renounce my carnal taste Of the fair fruit that sinners prize; Their paradise shall never waste One thought of mine, but to despise. 3 All earthly joy are overweigh'd With mountains of vexatious care; And where's the sweet that is not laid A bait to some destructive snare? 4 Begone, for ever, mortal things! Thou mighty mole-hill, earth, farewell Angels aspire of lofty wings, And leave the globe for ants to dwell. 5 Come, heaven, and fill my vast desires, My soul pursues the sovereign good; She was all made of heavenly fires, Nor can she live on meaner food. Topics: Fall and Depravity of Man; The Farewell