Christ in Song ‎#899

899. Land of Pure Delight

1. There is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign;
Infinite day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.
There everlasting spring abides,
And never with'ring flow'rs,
And but a little space divides
This heav'nly land from ours.

2. Pure is the land the saints espy,
And all the region peace;
No wanton lips nor envious eye
Can see or taste the bliss.
Those holy gates forever bar
Pollution, sin, and shame;
None shall obtain admittance there
But foll'wers of the Lamb.

3. O could we make our doubts remove
Those gloomy doubts that rise,
And see the Canaan that we love,
With unbeclouded eyes;
Could we but climb where Moses stood,
And view the landscape o'er,
Not all this world's pretended good
Could ever charm us more.

Text Information

• First Line: There is a land of pure delight
• Title: Land of Pure Delight
• Author: Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Home Eternal

Tune Information

• Name: VARINA
• Arranger: Chas. H. Rinck
• Composer: G. F. Root
• Meter: C. M. D.
• Key: E♭ Major