Concordia ‎#173

173. In Heaven Above

1 In heav'n above, in heav'n above,
Where God, our Father, dwells:
How boundless there the blessedness!
No tongue its greatness tells:
There face to face, and full and free,
Forever evermore we see--
Our God the Lord of hosts!

2 In heav'n above, in heav'n above,
What glory deep and bright!
The splendor of the noonday sun
Grows pale before its light:
The heavenly light that ne’er goes down,
Around whose radiance clouds ne'er frown,
Is God, the Lord of hosts.

3 In heav'n above, in heav'n above,
Behold a countless throng!
Angels in mystic radiance garbed
Lead the triumphal song:
Angels and saints are one, and we
Shall join the blessed company,
And hail the Lord of hosts.

4 In heav''n above, in heav'n above,
No tears of pain are shed:
Nothing can yonder fade or die;
Life’s fulness round is spread,
And like an ocean, joy o’erflows,
And with immortal mercy glows
Our God the Lord of hosts.

5 In heav'n above, in heav'n above,
God hath a joy prepared,
Which mortal ear had never heard,
Nor mortal vision shared,
Which never pierced to mortal breast,
By mortal lips was ne'er expressed,
O God the Lord of hosts!

Text Information

• First Line: In heav'n above, in heav'n above
• Title: In Heaven Above
• Translator: William Maccall (1868)
• Translator (into Swedish): J. Astrom (1819)
• Author: Laurentius Laurentii, 1573-1655
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: The Christian Life: Aspiration and Hope
• Copyright: Used by permission of owner and publiser, Oluf By, Christiania.
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: I HIMMELEN
• Key: A Major
• Source: Norwegian Folk-Tune
• Notes: Public Domain.