The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12187

12187. The Heavens Invite Mine Eye

1 The heavens invite mine eye,
The stars salute me round;
Father, I blush, I mourn to lie
Thus groveling on the ground.

2 My warmer spirits move,
And make attempts to fly;
I wish aloud for wings of love
To raise me swift and high.

3 Beyond those crystal vaults,
And all their sparkling balls;
They’re but the porches to Thy courts,
And paintings of Thy walls.

4 Vain world, farewell to you;
Heaven is my native air;
I bid my friends a short adieu,
Impatient to be there.

5 I feel my powers released
From their old fleshy clod;
Fair guardian, bear me up in haste,
And set me near my God.

Text Information

• First Line: The heavens invite mine eye
• Title: The Heavens Invite Mine Eye
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Horae Lyricae 1709, Book 1
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MORNINGTON
• Composer: Garrett Colley Wellesley (1760)
• Meter: SM
• Key: E Major
• Copyright: Public Domain