1 Come away to the skies, My beloved arise,
And rejoice in the day thou wast born:
On this festival day, Come exulting away,
And with singing to Zion return.
2 We have laid up our love And our treasures above,
Tho our bodies continue below:
The redeemed of the Lord Will remember His word,
And with singing to paradise go.
3 Now with singing and praise, Let us spend all the days,
By our heavenly Father bestowed,
While His grace we receive From His bounty and live
To the honor and glory of God.
4 For the glory we were First created to share
Both the nature and kingdom divine,
Now created again That our souls may remain,
Throughout time and eternity Thine.
5 We with thanks do approve The design of that love
Which hath joined us to Jesus's name;
So united in heart, Let us never more part,
Till we meet at the feast of the Lamb.
6 There, O there at his feet, We shall all likewise meet,
And be parted in body no more;
We shall sing to our lyres, With the heavenly choirs,
And our Saviour in glory adore.
7 Hallelujah we sing, To our Father and King,
And His rapturous praises repeat,
To the Lamb that was slain, Hallelujah again,
Sing all heaven, and fall at his feet!
Source: The Christian Harmony: in the seven-syllable character note system of music;... 2010 Revised Edition #306
Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >
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