flies from heav­en away;

"flies from heav­en away;" appears in 1 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

“flies from heav­en away;”· 1 hymn found
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If to this dust of earth it clings,

flies from heav­en away;

Pure as the bless­èd ser­aph’s vow,

Hark, ’Tis the Holy Temple’s Bell

Lyricist: John Adams (1767–1848)
Composer: Frank Sewall, 1910
Hymn 1

...If to this dust of earth it clings,

And, fickle, flies from heav­en away;

Pure as the bless­èd ser­aph’s vow,...

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If to this dust of earth it clings,

And, fickle, flies from heav­en away;

Pure as the bless­èd ser­aph’s vow,

Hark, ’Tis the Holy Temple’s Bell

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