And ev'ry shape, and ev'ry face, 4 These lively hopes we owe We would adore His grace below, 5 Dear Lord, accept the praise Till tunes of nobler sounds we raise With our immortal tongues. 1 Oh, where shall rest be found, Rest for the weary soul?. 'Twere vain the ocean's depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh: 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. 3 Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years- 4 There is a death whose pang Teach us that death to shun: 6 Here would we end our quest; |