Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#51

51. Sweet the time, exceeding sweet

1 Sweet the time, exceeding sweet,
When the saints together meet,
When the Saviour is the theme,
When they joy to sing of Him.

2 Sing we then eternal love,
Such as did the Father move:
He beheld the world undone,
Loved the world, and gave His Son.

3 Sing the Son's amazing love;
How He left the realms above,
Took our nature and our place,
Lived an died to save our race.

4 Sing we, too, the Spirit's love;
With our stubborn hearts He strove,
Filled our minds with grief and fear,
Brought the precious Saviour near.

5 Sweet the place, exceeding sweet,
Where the saints in glory meet:
Where the Saviour's still the theme,
Where they see and sing of Him.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Sweet the time, exceeding sweet
• Author: George Burder (1779)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: IONIA
• Composer: John W. Belcher
• Meter: 7s
• Notes: Public Domain.