A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#450

450. The Spiritual World

There is a world we have not seen,
That time can ne’er destroy,
Where mortal footstep hath not been,
Nor ear hath heard its joy.

There is a world,—and O how blest!
Fairer than prophets told;
And never did an angel guest
One half its peace unfold.

And this pure world is ever bright
With radiance all its own;
The streams of uncreated light
Flow round it from the throne.

Look not abroad with roving mind
To seek that fair abode;
It comes, where’er the lowly find
The perfect peace of God.

Text Information

• First Line: There is a world we have not seen
• Title: The Spiritual World
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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