Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Family Devotion

My opening eyes with rapture see

  • No. 540
  • Words Elizabeth Scott.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

My opening eyes with rapture seeThe light of thy returning day;My thoughts, O God, ascend to theeWhile thus my early vows I pay.

2

I yield my heart to thee alone,Nor would receive another guest:Eternal King, erect thy throne,And reign sole monarch in my breast.

3

O, bid this trifling world retire,And drive each carnal thought away;Nor let me feel one vain desire,One sinful thought, through all the day.

4

Then, to thy courts when I repair,My soul shall rise on joyful wing,The wonders of thy love declare,And join the strains which angels sing.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «540» (large) at the top of the right column of p. 178; reference line «47, 212, 104.» in bold italics (sing to the tune of hymn 47, 212 or 104); four stanzas numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); «Elizabeth Scott.» in italics at the end. The first word «MY» is set in capitals and small capitals. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («day ;», «guest :», «away ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Family Devotion · No. 540 · printed page 178
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01