English poem
Dwy Aden Colomen Pe Cawn.
by Hezekiah Butterworth (1839–1905)
O had I the wings of a dove How soon would I wander away To gaze from Mount Nebo I'd love On realms that are fairer than day. My vision, not clouded nor dim, Beyond the dark river should run; I'd sing, with my thoughts upon Him, The sinless, the crucified one.
This is another of Thomas Williams' hymns. One of the tunes suitable to its feeling and its measure was "Edom," by Thomas Evans. It was much sung in 1859, as well as in 1904.