Father, our eyes we lift to Thee

Verse 1
Father, our eyes we lift to thee,
And taste our daily bread:
’Tis now thy open hand we see,
And on thy bounty feed.

Verse 2
’Tis now the meaner creatures join
Richly thy grace to prove;
Fulfil thy primitive design,
Enjoy’d by thankful love.

Verse 3
Still, while our mouths are fill’d with good,
Our souls to thee we raise;
Our souls partake of nobler food,
And banquet on thy praise.

Verse 4
Yet higher still our farthest aim;
To mingle with the blest,
T’ attend the marriage of the Lamb,
And heaven’s eternal feast.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "At meals." This is the original version of this hymn, as first published in "Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739)," published by John and Charles Wesley (London: William Strahan, 1739). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 1 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868), page 190.
Publishing: Public Domain