The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10484

10484. Sweet The Time, Exceeding Sweet

1 Sweet the time, exceeding sweet,
When the saints together meet,
When the Savior 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 and 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 Savior near.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Sweet the time, exceeding sweet
• Title: Sweet The Time, Exceeding Sweet
• Author: George Burder
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: The Gospel Magazine, April 1779
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: INNOCENTS
• Composer: William H. Monk (1861)
• Meter: 77.77
• Key: D Major
• Source: The Parish Choir, 1850
• Copyright: Public Domain