From Every Earthly Pleasure MENDEBRAS—Composer Unknown From Every Earthly Pleasure 1 From every earthly pleasure From every transient joy, From every mortal treasure, That soon will fade and die; No longer these desiring Upward our wishes tend, To nobler bliss aspiring, And joys that never end. 2 From every piercing sorrow That heaves our breast today, Or threatens us tomorrow Hope turns our eyes away: On wings of faith ascending, We see the land of light And feel our sorrows ending In infinite