CPWI Hymnal ‎#591

591. How glorious is the life above

1 How glorious is the life above,
which in this ordinance we taste;
that fullness of celestial love,
that joy which shall for ever last.

2 That heavenly life in Christ concealed
these earthen vessels could not bear;
the part which now we find revealed
no tongue of angels can declare.

3 The light of life eternal darts
into our souls a dazzling ray;
a drop of heaven o’erflows our hearts,
and deluges the house of clay.

4 Sure pledge of ecstasies unknown
shall this divine Communion be:
the ray shall rise into a sun,
the drop shall swell into a sea.

Text Information

• First Line: How glorious is the life above
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: Sacraments and Other Occasions: Holy Communion

Tune Information

• Name: BROCKHAM
• Composer: Jeremiah Clarke, c1659-1707
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major