The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6656

6656. Thou Art Gone Up on High

1. Thou art gone up on high, to mansions in the skies;
And round Thy throne unceasingly the songs of praise arise;
But we are lingering here, with sin and care oppressed;
Lord, send Thy promised Comforter, and lead us to Thy rest.

2. Thou art gone up on high; but Thou didst first come down,
Through earth’s most bitter misery to pass unto Thy crown;
And girt with griefs and fears our onward course must be;
But only let this path of tears lead us at last to Thee.

3. Thou art gone up on high; but Thou shalt come again,
With all the bright ones of the sky attendant in Thy train.
Lord, by Thy saving power so make us live and die,
That we may stand in that dread hour at Thy right hand on high.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou art gone up on high, to mansions in the skies
• Title: Thou Art Gone Up on High
• Author: Emma L. Toke (1851)
• Meter: SMD
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns for Public Worship, by the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, 1852
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Al­ter­nate tune: OLD 25TH, Psalmes, 1558

Tune Information

• Name: OLIVET (Dykes)
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1870)
• Meter: SMD
• Incipit: 55113 51433 21155
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain