Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#425

425. Holy, Holy, Is What the Angels Sing

1 There is singing up in heaven
such as we have never known,
Where the angels sing the praises
of the Lamb upon the throne;
Their sweet harps are ever tuneful
and their voices are always clear,
O that we might be more like them
while we serve the Master here!

Refrain
Holy, holy, is what the angels sing,
And I expect to help them make
the courts of heaven ring;
But when I sing redemption’s story,
they will fold their wings,
For angels never felt the joys
that our salvation brings.

2 But I hear another anthem,
blending voices clear and strong,
“Unto Him who hath redeemed us
and hath bought us,” is the song;
We have come thro’ tribulations
to this land so fair and bright,
In the fountain freely flowing
He hath made our garments white. [Refrain]

3 Then the angels stand and listen,
for they cannot join that song,
Like the sound of many waters,
by that happy, blood-washed throng;
For they sing about great trials,
battles fought and vict’ries won,
And they praised the great Redeemer,
who hath said to them, “Well done.” [Refrain]

4 So, although I’m not an angel,
yet I know that over there
I will join a blessed chorus
that the angels cannot share;
I will sing about my Savior,
who upon dark Calvary
Freely pardoned my transgressions,
died to set the sinner free. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There is singing up in heaven such as we have never known
• Title: Holy, Holy, Is What the Angels Sing
• Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856-1930) (1894)
• Refrain First Line: Holy, holy, is what the angels sing,
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.Ref.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Doctrines: Eternal Life

Tune Information

• Name: [There is singing up in heaven such as we have never known]
• Composer: John R. Sweney (1837-1899)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.Ref.
• Incipit: 12355 65321 33221
• Key: D Major