Sacred Poems and Hymns ‎#178

178. Lift Up thine eyes, afflicted soul

Lift up thine eyes, afflicted soul!
From earth uplift thine eyes,
Though dark the shades of evening roll,
And daylight beauty dies;
One sun is set,--a thousand more
Their rounds of glory run,
Where science leads thee to explore
In every star a sun.

Thus, when some long-loved comfort ends,
And frailty would despair,
Faith to the heaven of heavens ascends,
And meets ten thousand there.
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First faint and small, then clear and bright,
They gladden all the gloom,
As stars, that seem but points of light,
The rank of suns assume.

Text Information

• First Line: Lift Up thine eyes, afflicted soul
• Title: Lift Up thine eyes, afflicted soul
• Author: James Montgomery
• Meter: 8.6.8.6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1854
• Topic: Bereavement; Prayer: in bereavement
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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