Absent from Flesh! O Blissful Thought

Absent from flesh! O bliss­ful thought!

What un­known joys this mo­ment brings!

Freed from the mis­chiefs sin has brought

From pains

and fears

and all their springs.

Absent from flesh! il­lus­tri­ous day!

Surprising scene! tri­umph­ant stroke

That rends the pri­son of my clay;

And I can feel my fet­ters broke.

Absent from flesh! then rise

my soul

Where feet nor wings could nev­er climb

Beyond the heav’ns

where plan­ets roll

Measuring the cares and joys of time.

I go where God and glo­ry shine

His pre­sence makes eter­nal day:

My all that’s mor­tal I re­sign

For an­gels wait and point my way.