CPWI Hymnal ‎#826b

826b. Give me the wings of faith to rise

1 Give us 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,
their 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: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: Saints' and Other Holy Days: For Any Saint

Tune Information

• Name: SONG 67
• Adapter: Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625 (alt.)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: D Major
• Source: E Pry's Llyfr y Psalmau, 1621, alt.