The Hymnal ‎#167b

167b. O Paradise, O Paradise

O Paradise, O Paradise,
Who doth not crave for rest?
Who would not seek the happy land
Where they that loved are blest;

O Paradise, O Paradise,
The world is growing old;
Who would not be at rest and free
Where love is never cold?

O Paradise, O Paradise,
We long to sin no more;
We long to be as pure on earth
As on thy spotless shore;

O Paradise, O Paradise,
We shall not wait for long;
E'en now the loving ear may catch
Faint fragments of thy song;

Lord Jesus, King of Paradise,
O keep us in Thy love,
And guide us to that happy land
Of perfect rest above;

Where loyal hearts and true
Stand ever in the light,
All rapture, through and through
In God's most holy sight.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Paradise, O Paradise
• Author: Frederick W. Faber (1862, alt.)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.6.6.6.6
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Easter Even; Burial of the Dead; Processional; Sunday Schools: General Use

Tune Information

• Name: PARADISE
• Composer: Henry Smart (1868)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.6.6.6.6
• Key: E♭ Major