Religion

Hymn I.108: Christ unseen and beloved

by Isaac Watts 1674–1748

From Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I (1707)

Religion

Now with our mortal eyes
Have we beheld the Lord;
Yet we rejoice to hear his name,
And love him in his word.

On earth we want the sight
Of our Redeemer's face;
Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight
To dwell upon thy grace.

And when we taste thy love,
Our joys divinely grow
Unspeakable, like those above,
And heav'n begins below.

MLA

Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.108: Christ unseen and beloved.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/463/.

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Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.108: Christ unseen and beloved.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/463/.

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