American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#317

317. In Heaven Above, In Heaven Above

1 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
Where God our Father dwells:
How boundless there the blessedness!
No tongue its greatness tells:
There face to face, and full and free,
We evermore our God shall see,
Our God, the Lord of hosts!

2 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
What glory wondrous bright!
The splendor of the noonday sun
Grows pale before its light:
The mighty sun that ne’er goes down,
Athwart whose beams clouds never frown,
Is God, the Lord of hosts.

3 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
No tears of pain are shed;
There nothing e'er shall fade or die;
Life’s fullness round is spread.
There, like an ocean, joy o’erflows,
And with immortal mercy glows
Our God, the Lord of hosts.

4 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
God hath a joy prepared,
Which mortal ear hath never heard
Nor mortal vision shared,
Which never entered mortal breast,
By mortal lips was ne'er expressed,
O God, the Lord of hosts!

Text Information

• First Line: In heav'n above, in heav'n above
• Title: In Heaven Above, In Heaven Above
• Translator: Wm. Maccall (a.)
• Author: Johan Astrom (1819)
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 8 8 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Christian Life: Heaven

Tune Information

• Name: CELESTE
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 8 8 6
• Key: f minor
• Source: Koralbok, 1697; German chorale: I himmellen, i himmelen