I.

My soul, O GOD , aspires to be
From interposing darkness free,
And filled with scenes divine;
I need to swim in boundless grace,
And meet my Saviour face to face,
And know my God is mine.

II.

I long to find my happy seat
Where I might wash my Saviour's feet
In humble tears of love;
To praise my God with all my heart
And never from his love desert
Till I awake above.

III.

Millions of years of carnal joy,
With earthly crowns, are empty toy
Compar'd with Christ my friend;
In him alone I can be blest;
'Tis he that gives me solid rest,
And makes my sorrows end.

IV.

O shall I, shall I ever be,
Where I this blessed Christ shall see,
And ev'ry storm blown o'er?
On wings of the celestial dove
I'll soar and drink immortal love,
And leave my friend no more.

V.

There I shall bask in sacred beams,
And solace in celestial streams
Of sweet unmingled joy;
There I shall find my long abode
In perfect likeness of my GOD ,
Where nothing can annoy.

VI.

A palm of honour I shall wear;
With all the heav'nly armies share,
In all their joys divine,
There I shall find eternal peace,
My songs of joy shall never cease,
And Jesus shall be mine.