The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6421

6421. Sweet Place

1. Sweet place; sweet place alone!
The court of God most high,
The heaven of heavens, the throne
Of spotless majesty!

Refrain
O happy place!
When shall I be, my God, with Thee,
To see Thy face?

2. The stranger homeward bends,
And sigheth for his rest:
Heaven is my home, my friends
Lodge there in Abraham’s breast. [Refrain]

3. Earth’s but a sorry tent,
Pitched but a few frail days,
A short leased tenement;
Heaven’s still my song, my praise. [Refrain]

4. No tears from any eyes
Drop in that holy choir:
But death itself there dies,
And sighs themselves expire. [Refrain]

5. There should temptations cease,
My frailties there should end.
There should I rest in peace
In the arms of my best friend. [Refrain]

6. Jerusalem on high
My song and city is,
My home whene’er I die,
The center of my bliss. [Refrain]

7. Thy walls, sweet city! thine
With pearls are garnished,
Thy gates with praises shine,
Thy streets with gold are spread. [Refrain]

8. No sun by day shines there,
No moon by silent night.
O no! these needless are;
The Lamb’s the city’s light. [Refrain]

9. There dwells my Lord, my king,
Judged here unfit to live;
There angels to Him sing,
And lowly homage give. [Refrain]

10. The patriarchs of old
There from their travels cease:
The prophets there behold
Their longed for Prince of Peace. [Refrain]

11. The Lamb’s apostles there
I might with joy behold:
The harpers I might hear
Harping on harps of gold. [Refrain]

12. The bleeding martyrs, they
Within those courts are found;
All clothed in pure array,
Their scars with glory crowned. [Refrain]

13. Ah me! ah me! that I
In Kedar’s tents here stay;
No place like this on high;
Thither, Lord! guide my way. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Sweet place; sweet place alone
• Title: Sweet Place
• Author: Samuel Crossman (1664)
• Refrain First Line: O happy place!
• Meter: 66.66.88
• Language: English
• Source: The Young Man's Meditation, 1664
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DARWALL'S 148TH
• Composer: John Darwall (1770)
• Meter: 66.66.88
• Incipit: 13153 17654 32231
• Key: D Major
• Source: The New Uni­vers­al Psalm­o­dist, by Aar­on Will­iams, 1770
• Copyright: Public Domain