The New English Hymnal ‎#225a

225a. Give me the wings of faith to rise

1 Give me the wings of faith to rise
Within the veil, and see
The saints above, how great their joys,
How bright their glories be.

2 Once they were mourning here below,
And wet their couch with tears;
They wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins and doubts and fears.

3 I ask them whence their victory came;
They, with united breath,
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
Their triumph to his death.

4 They marked the footsteps that he trod,
His zeal inspired their breast,
And, following their incarnate God,
Possess the promised rest.

5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise
For his own pattern given;
While the long cloud of witnesses
Show the same path to heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: Give me the wings of faith to rise
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: The Christian Year: Festivals and Other Holidays: General; Common of Saints; All Saints: November 1st

Tune Information

• Name: SONG 67
• Composer: Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625
• Meter: CM
• Key: D Major
• Source: E. Prys's Llyfr y Psalmau, 1621