Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#589

589. O Paradise, O Paradise

1 O Paradise, O Paradise,
Who doth not crave for rest?
Who would not seek the happy land
Where they that loved are blest:

Refrain:
Where loyal hearts and true
Stand ever in the light,
All rapture, through and through,
In God's most holy sight. A-men.

2 O Paradise, O Paradise,
The world is growing old;
Who would not be at rest and free
Where love is never cold? [Refrain]

3 O Paradise, O Paradise,
We long to sin no more;
We long to be as pure on earth
As on thy spotless shore: [Refrain]

4 O Paradise, O Paradise,
We shall not wait for long;
E'en now the loving ear may catch
Faint fragments of thy song: [Refrain]

5 Lord Jesus, King of Paradise,
O keep us in thy love,
And guide us to that happy land
Of perfect rest above: [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O Paradise, O Paradise
• Author: Frederick William Faber, 1814 - 63
• Refrain First Line: Where loyal hearts and true
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Aspiration; The Life In Christ: Life Everlasting

Tune Information

• Name: PARADISE
• Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838 - 96
• Meter: 8 6, 8 6, 6 6, 6 6.
• Key: E♭ Major