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The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship

Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone!

  • No. 472
  • Words Isaac Watts.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone!Let my religious hours alone:Fain would mine eyes my Saviour see;I wait a visit, Lord, from thee.

2

My heart grows warm with holy fire,And kindles with a pure desire:Come, my dear Jesus! from above,And feed my soul with heavenly love.

3

Blest Saviour, what delicious fare!How sweet thine entertainments are!Never did angels taste, above,Redeeming grace and dying love.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «472» (large) in the left column of p. 153, under «William Cowper» (end of hymn 471, MALVERN), with the italic reference line beside it, read «538, 347, 816.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 538, 347 or 816; the glyphs of the second and third numbers look like «847» and «816» — see uncertainties.md); stanzas 1–3 in the left column, «Isaac Watts.» in italics after stanza 3. The first word «FAR» is set in capitals and small capitals. The lines of each stanza are not indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;», «:» and «!» («begone !», «alone :», «see ;»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the tunes referred to). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship · No. 472 · printed page 153
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01