Christ in Song ‎#897

897. O Paradise!

1. O Paradise! O Paradise!
Who doth not crave for rest?
Who would not seek the happy land
Where they that love are blest?

Refrain:
Where loyal hearts and true
Stand ever in the light,
All rapture thro' and thro',
In God's most holy sigh.

2. O Paradise! O Paradise!
The world is growing old;
Who would not be at rest and free
Where love is never cold? [Refrain]

3. O Paradise! O Paradise!
I want to sin no more;
I want to be as pure on earth
As on thy spotless shore. [Refrain]

4. O Paradise! O Paradise!
I would so faithful be,
That when my race on earth has run
That race may end in thee. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O Paradise! O Paradise!
• Title: O Paradise!
• Author: F. W. Faber, D. D.
• Refrain First Line: Where loyal hearts and true
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Home Eternal; Special Selections: Choir or Quartet

Tune Information

• Name: PARADISE
• Composer: Joseph Barnby
• Meter: P. M.
• Key: E♭ Major