Religion
Hymn I.108: Christ unseen and beloved
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.
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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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