The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#669

669. O could our thoughts and wishes fly

1 O could our thoughts and wishes fly,
Above these gloomy shades,
To those bright worlds beyond the sky,
Where sorrow ne'er invades!

2 There, joys unseen by mortal eyes,
Or reason's feeble ray,
In ever-blooming prospect rise,
Exposed to no decay.

3 Lord, send a beam of light divine,
To guide our upward aim;
With one reviving look of thine,
Our languid hearts inflame.

4 O then, on faith's sublimest wing,
Our ardent souls shall rise,
To those bright scenes where pleasures spring
Immortal in the skies.

Text Information

• First Line: O could our thoughts and wishes fly
• Author: Anne Steele
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Faith, Hope, and Charity

Tune Information

• Name: COVENTRY
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: C Major
• Source: English
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #724, 395, or 596.