Hymn
O could our thoughts and wishes fly
- Writer
- Anne Steele
O could our thoughts and wishes fly,
Above these gloomy shades,
To those bright worlds beyond the sky,
Where sorrow ne'er invades!
There, joys unseen by mortal eyes,
Or reason's feeble ray,
In ever-blooming prospect rise,
Exposed to no decay.
Lord, send a beam of light divine,
To guide our upward aim;
With one reviving look of thine,
Our languid hearts inflame.
O then, on faith's sublimest wing,
Our ardent souls shall rise,
To those bright scenes where pleasures spring
Immortal in the skies.
O could our thoughts and wishes fly — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-could-our-thoughts-and-wishes-fly
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O could our thoughts and wishes fly?
The words of O could our thoughts and wishes fly were written by Anne Steele; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 47 more hymns by Anne Steele, including Now [May] I resolve with all my heart and A Dying Savior.
Is O could our thoughts and wishes fly public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of O could our thoughts and wishes fly?
O could our thoughts and wishes fly is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast, Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee and The Contrite Heart.