Bright Scenes of Glory

1BRIGHT scenes of glory strike my sense,
And all my passions capture;
Eternal beauties round me shine,
Infusing warmest rapture.
I dive in pleasures deep and full,
In swelling waves of glory;
And feel my Saviour in my soul,
And groan to tell my story.

2I feast on honey, milk and wine,
And drink perpetual sweetness;
Mount Zion's odors cheer my mind,
While Christ unfolds his glory;
No mortal tongue can show my joys,
Nor can an angel tell them;
Ten thousand times surpassing all
Terrestrial worlds or emblems.

3My captivated spirits fly
Through shining worlds of beauty;
Dissolv'd in blushes, loud I cry,
In praises loud and mighty;
And here I'll sing and swell the strains
Of harmony, delighted;
And with the millions learn the notes
Of saints in Christ united.

4When earth and seas shall pass away,
And all their glory vanish;
When Christ shall come on earth to reign,
And all the wicked perish;
My joys refin'd, shall higher shine,
With heaven's radiant glory,
And tell through one eternal day,
Love's all immortal story.