The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16923

16923. Beyond The Starry Skies

1 Beyond the star­ry skies,
Far as th’eter­nal hills,
There in the bound­less world of light
Our great Re­deem­er dwells.
Around Him an­gels fair
In count­less ar­mies shine;
And eve­r in ex­alt­ed lays—
They of­fer songs di­vine.

2 "Hail, Prince of life!" they cry,
"Whose un­ex­am­pled love,
Moved Thee to quit these glor­ious realms
And roy­alt­ies ab­ove."
And when He stooped to earth,
And suf­fered rude dis­dain,
They cast their hon­ors at His feet,
And wait­ed in His train.

3 They saw Him on the cross,
While dark­ness veiled the skies,
And when He burst the gates of death,
They saw the Con­quer­or rise.
They thronged His char­iot wheels,
And bore Him to His throne;
Then swept their gold­en harps and sang,
"The glor­ious work is done."

Text Information

• First Line: Beyond the star­ry skies
• Title: Beyond The Starry Skies
• Author: James Fanch (alt.)
• Meter: SMD
• Language: English
• Source: Gospel Magazine, June 1776

Tune Information

• Name: DOLNOŚLĄSKIE
• Composer: Frank Olin Marvin (1889)
• Meter: SMD
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain