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==General information== | ==General information== | ||
This is an hymn by [[Isaac Watts]], his Hymn 93 of Book 2, published in 1709. | |||
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My God, my life, my love! | |||
To thee, to thee I call; | |||
I cannot live if thou remove, | |||
For thou art all in all. | |||
Thy shining grace can cheer | |||
This dungeon where I dwell: | |||
'Tis paradise when thou art here; | |||
If thou depart, 'tis hell. | |||
The smilings of thy face, | |||
How amiable they are! | |||
'Tis heav'n to rest in thine embrace, | |||
And no where else but there. | |||
To thee, and thee alone, | |||
The angels owe their bliss | |||
They sit around thy gracious throne, | |||
And dwell where Jesus is. | |||
Not all the harps above | |||
Can make a heav'nly place, | |||
If God his residence remove, | |||
Or but conceal his face. | |||
Nor earth, nor all the sky, | |||
Can one delight afford, | |||
No, not a drop of real joy, | |||
Without thy presence, Lord. | |||
Thou art the sea of love | |||
Where all my pleasures roll, | |||
The circle where my passions move, | |||
And center of my soul. | |||
To thee my spirits fly | |||
With infinite desire; | |||
And yet how far from thee I lie! | |||
Dear Jesus, raise me higher. | |||
</poem> | |||
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Revision as of 02:46, 29 March 2015
General information
This is an hymn by Isaac Watts, his Hymn 93 of Book 2, published in 1709.
Settings by composers
- William Billings — Wareham English SATB
- Ananias Davisson — Idumea English SATB
- Oliver Holden — Medina English SB,TB,SATB
Text and translations
English text My God, my life, my love! |