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Hymn I.105: Heaven invisible and holy
From Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I (1707)
Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard,
Nor sense nor reason known,
What joys the Father hath prepared
For those that love the Son.
But the good Spirit of the Lord
Reveals a heav'n to come;
The beams of glory in his word
Allure and guide us home.
Pure are the joys above the sky,
And all the region peace;
No wanton lips nor envious eye
Can see or taste the bliss.
Those holy gates for ever bar
Po lution, sin, and shame
None shall obtain admittance there
But followers of the Lamb.
He keeps the Father's book of life,
There all their names are found;
The hypocrite in vain shall strive
To tread the heav'nly ground
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Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.105: Heaven invisible and holy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/460/.
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- Psalm 33, Part 2: Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient
- Psalm 103, Part 3: God's universal dominion; or, Angels praise the Lord
- Hymn I.33: Absurdity of infidelity
- Hymn II.84: Breathing after the Holy Spirit; or, Fervency of devotion desired
- Hymn III.18: Incomparable food; or, The flesh and blood of Christ