O for the wings to fly afar
Words: David Mowbray
Music: METZLER'S REDHEAD No.66 (Richard Redhead, 1820-1901)
Arrangement: Public Domain
Metre: 8 6 8 6 (CM)
1 Oh for the wings to fly afar
and like a dove to rest,
to live untroubled by the care
which brings us to the test.
2 Of all my pain, the deepest wound
was dealt not by some foe,
but by my own familiar friend
with whom I loved to go.
3 God, take this burden that I bring,
and help me to forgive;
then with a lighter heart, I'll sing
and to your glory live!
After Psalm 55, David Mowbray
© David Mowbray/Jubilate Hymns
CM
CCL# 1050759
