International Song Service ‎#250

250. Breathing After Heaven

1 Return, O God of love, return;
Earth is a tiresome place:
How long shall we, Thy children, mourn
Our absence from Thy face?

2 Let heaven succeed our painful years,
Let sin and sorrow cease;
And, in proportion to our tears,
So make our joys increase.

3 Thy wonders to Thy servants show,
Make Thine own work complete;
Then shall our souls Thy glory know,
And own thy love was great.

4 Then shall we shine before Thy throne
In all Thy beauty, Lord;
And the poor service we have done
Meet a divine reward.

Text Information

• First Line: Return, O God of love, return
• Title: Breathing After Heaven
• Author: Rev. Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895

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