The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16284

16284. How Blest The Shining Forms Above

How blest the shin­ing forms above,
Who dwell so near their God;
They ever taste His rich­est love,
Nor fear His lift­ed rod.

Thus freed from ev­ery toil and care,
Fain would we leave our clay;
Some friend­ly ser­aph, come and bear
Our lin­ger­ing souls away.

When shall we reach the bliss­ful shore?
Lord, call Thy pri­son­ers home;
Our hearts and joys are gone be­fore,
Come death, and Je­sus, come.

But why im­patient of de­lay,
So ea­ger to be gone?
If God com­mands a long­er stay,
His so­ver­eign will be done.

Text Information

• First Line: How blest the shin­ing forms above
• Title: How Blest The Shining Forms Above
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: LYNTON by Arthur J. Jamouneau, LYTHAM by James T. Lightwood, MANOAH by Gioachino A. Rossini

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson (1800)
• Arranger: Ralph E. Hudson (1885)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain