1 O could our thoughts and wishes fly,
Above these gloomy shades,
To those bright worlds beyond the sky,
Where sorrow ne'er invades!

2 There, joys unseen by mortal eyes,
Or reason's feeble ray,
In ever-blooming prospect rise,
Exposed to no decay.

3 Lord, send a beam of light divine,
To guide our upward aim;
With one reviving look of thine,
Our languid hearts inflame.

4 O then, on faith's sublimest wing,
Our ardent souls shall rise,
To those bright scenes where pleasures spring
Immortal in the skies.