Christ in Song ‎#813

813. Above These Shades

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,
Exposes 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.

Text Information

• First Line: O could our thoughts and wishes fly
• Title: Above These Shades
• Author: Anne Steele
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Living His Life: Faith; The Home Eternal
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: COVENTRY
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: C Major
• Source: English
• Notes: Public Domain.