1 My Thoughts surmount these lower Skies,
And look within the Veil;
There Springs of endless Pleasure rise,
The Waters never fail.

2 There I behold, with sweet Delight,
The blessed Three in One;
And strong Affections fix my Sight
On God's incarnate Son.

3 His Promise stands for ever firm,
His Grace shall ne'er depart;
He binds my Name upon his Arm,
And seals it on his Heart.

4 Light are the Pains that Nature brings;
How short our Sorrows are,
When with Eternal future Things
The Present we compare!

5 I would not be a Stranger still
To that celestial Place,
Where I for ever hope to dwell,
Near my Redeemer's Face.