Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary ‎#542

542. In Heaven Above

1 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
Where God our Father dwells:
How boundless there the blessèdness!
No tongue its greatness tells.
There face to face, and full and free,
The everliving God 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.
That mighty sun that ne’er goes down,
Before whose face clouds never frown,
Is God, the Lord of hosts.

3 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
No tears of pain are shed,
For nothing there can fade or die;
Life’s fullness round is spread,
And like an ocean, joy o’erflows,
And with immortal mercy glows
Our God, the Lord of hosts!

4 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
God hath a joy prepared,
Which mortal ear hath never heard,
Nor mortal vision shared,
Which never entered mortal thought,
In mortal dreams was never sought,
O God, the Lord of hosts!

Text Information

• First Line: In heav'n above, in heav'n above
• Title: In Heaven Above
• Norwegian/Scandinavian Title: I Himmelen, I Himmelen
• Author: L. L. Laurinus, 1573-1655 (adapt.)
• Translator: W. Maccall, 1812-88 (alt.)
• Meter: 86 86 886
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Heaven's Eternal Joy; Trinity 27

Tune Information

• Name: I HIMMELEN
• Meter: 86 86 886
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Setting © Augsburg Publishing House, reprinted by permission of Augsburg Fortress.