The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9994

9994. Father, I Long, I Faint To See

1 Father, I long, I faint to see
The place of Thine abode;
I’d leave Thine earthly courts, and flee
Up to Thy seat, my God!

2 Here I behold Thy distant face,
And ’tis a pleasing sight;
But to abide in Thine embrace
Is infinite delight.

3 I’d part with all the joys of sense
To gaze upon Thy throne;
Pleasure springs fresh for ever thence,
Unspeakable, unknown.

4 There all the heav’nly hosts are seen,
In shining ranks they move,
And drink immortal vigor in
With wonder and with love.

5 Then at Thy feet with awful fear
Th’ adoring armies fall;
With joy they shrink to nothing there,
Before th’ eternal All.

6 There I would vie with all the host
In duty and in bliss;
While "less than nothing" I could boast,
And "vanity confess."

7 The more Thy glories strike mine eyes
The humbler I shall lie;
Thus while I sink, my joys shall rise
Unmeasurably high.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, I long, I faint to see
• Title: Father, I Long, I Faint To See
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs 1707-09, Book II
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MAITLAND
• Composer: George N. Allen
• Meter: CM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: The Oberlin Social and Sabbath Hymn Book, 1844
• Copyright: Public Domain