Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#556

556. How happy every child of grace

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 A stranger in the world below,
I calmly sojourn here;
Nor can its happiness or woe
Provoke my hope or fear.
Its evils in a moment end,
Its joys as soon are past;
But, O the bliss to which I tend
Eternally shall last!

3 To that Jerusalem above
With singing I repair;
While in the flesh, my hope and love,
My heart and soul, are there:
There my exalted Saviour stands,
My merciful High Priest,
And still extends His wounded hands
To take me to His breast.

Text Information

• First Line: How happy every child of grace
• Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Christian: Child of Grace; The Christian Life: Time, Death, Eternity; Heaven: Saints in; Heaven: Hope of; Heaven: Jerusalem; Heaven: Longing for; Heaven: Rest; Heaven: Christ in; Heaven: Better Country; Forgiveness: Joy of; Heaven: Contemplation of; Joy: Of Forgiveness; Longing: For Heaven; Saints: In Heaven; Pardon; Hope: Of Heaven; Inspiration, Of Scriptures; Jerusalem, heavenly; Strangers and Pilgrims; Rest: Heavenly

Tune Information

• Name: SPES CELESTIS
• Composer: W. A. Smith
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Key: C Major