The Minstrel of Zion ‎#92

92. Fatherland

1 There is a place where my hopes are stay'd,
My heart and my treasure are there;
Where verdure and blossoms never fade,
And fields are eternally fair.

Chorus:
That blissful place is my fatherland;
By faith its delights I explore.
Come, favour my flight, angelic band,
And waft me in peace to the shore.

2 There is a place where the angels dwell,
A pure and a peaceful abode:
The joys of that place no tongue can tell--
But there is the palace of God. [Chorus]

3 There is a place where my friends are gone,
Who suffer'd and worshipp'd with me;
Exalted with Christ, high on his throne,
The King in his beauty they see. [Chorus]

4 There is a place where I hope to live,
When life and its labours are o'er;
A place which the Lord to me will give,
And then I shall sorrow no more. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: There is a place where my hopes stay'd
• Title: Fatherland
• Refrain First Line: That blissful place is my fatherland
• Publication Date: 1845

Tune Information

• Name: FATHERLAND
• Composer: S. W.
• Meter: P. M.
• Key: G Major or modal