434 We Speak of the Realms
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We speak of the realms of the blest
That country so bright and so fair
And oft are its glories confessed;
But what must it be to be there!
We speak of its pathway of gold;
Its walls decked with jewels so rare
Its wonders and pleasures untold;
But what must it be to be there!
We speak of the realms of the blest
That country so bright and so fair
And oft are its glories confessed;
But what must it be to be there!
We speak of its pathway of gold;
Its walls decked with jewels so rare
Its wonders and pleasures untold;
But what must it be to be there!
[2]
We speak of its freedom from sin
From sorrow temptation and care
From trials without and within;
But what must it be to be there!
We speak of its service of love
Of the robes which the glorified wear
Of the church of the Firstborn above;
But what must it be to be there!
We speak of its freedom from sin
From sorrow temptation and care
From trials without and within;
But what must it be to be there!
We speak of its service of love
Of the robes which the glorified wear
Of the church of the Firstborn above;
But what must it be to be there!
[3]
Our mourning is all at an end
When raised by the life-giving word
We see the new city descend
Adorned as a bride for her Lord;
The city so holy and clean
No sorrow can breathe in the air;
No gloom of affliction or sin
No shadow of evil is there.
Our mourning is all at an end
When raised by the life-giving word
We see the new city descend
Adorned as a bride for her Lord;
The city so holy and clean
No sorrow can breathe in the air;
No gloom of affliction or sin
No shadow of evil is there.
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Do Thou midst temptation and woe
For heaven my spirit prepare;
And shortly I also shall know
And feel what it is to be there.
Then o er the bright fields we shall roam
In glory celestial and fair
With saints and with angels at home
And Jesus Himself will be there.
Do Thou midst temptation and woe
For heaven my spirit prepare;
And shortly I also shall know
And feel what it is to be there.
Then o er the bright fields we shall roam
In glory celestial and fair
With saints and with angels at home
And Jesus Himself will be there.