My Saviour, whom absent, I love

Verse 1

My Saviour, whom absent, I love,
Whom, not having seen, I adore;
Whose Name is exalted above
All glory, dominion, and power.

Verse 2

Dissolve Thou the bonds that detain
My soul from her portion in Thee;
Ah! strike off the adamant chain
And make me eternally free.

Verse 3

When that happy era begins,
When arrayed in Thy glories I shine,
Nor grieve any more by my sins
The bosom on which I recline.

Verse 4

O then shall the veil be removed
And round me Thy brightness be poured!
I shall meet Him whom absent I loved,
I shall see whom unseen I adored.

Verse 5

And then, nevermore shall the fears,
The trials, temptations, and foes,
Which darken the valley of tears,
Intrude on my blissful repose.

Verse 6

Or, if yet remembered above,
Remembrance no sadness shall raise;
They'll be but new signs of Thy love,
New themes for my wonder and praise.

Verse 7

Thus the stroke which from sin and from pain
Shall eternally set me free,
Will but strengthen and rivet the chain
Which binds me, my Saviour, to Thee.