Living Hymns ‎#433

433. How happy every child

1 How happy every child of grace,
Who knows his sins forgiven!
"This earth," he cries, "is not my place,
I seek my place in heaven,--
A country far from mortal sight;
Yet O, by faith I see
The land of rest, the saints’ delight,
The heaven prepared for me."

2 O what a blessed hope is ours!
While here on earth we stay,
We more than taste the heavenly powers,
And antedate that day;
We feel the resurrection near,
Our life in Christ concealed,
And with his glorious presence here
Our earthen vessels filled.

3 O would he more of heaven bestow,
And let the vessels break,
And let our ransomed spirits go
To grasp the God we seek;
In rapturous awe on him to gaze,
Who bought the sight for me;
And shout and wonder at his grace
Through all eternity!

Text Information

• First Line: How happy every child of grace
• Title: How happy every child
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890

Tune Information

• Name: ALIDA
• Composer: D. B. Thompson
• Meter: C. M. Double.
• Key: C Major