The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8485

8485. O Spirit, Freed From Earth

1 O spirit, freed from earth,
Rejoice, thy work is done!
The weary world’s beneath thy feet,
Thou brighter than the sun!

2 Arise, put on the robes
That the redeemèd win;
Now sorrow hath no part in thee,
Thou sanctified within!

3 Awake, and breathe the air
Of the celestial clime!
Awake to love which knows no change,
Thou who hast done with time!

4 Awake, lift up thine eyes!
See, all Heaven’s host appears!
And be thou glad exceedingly—
Thou, who hast done with tears.

5 Ascend! thou art not now
With those of mortal birth;
The living God hath touched thy lips,
Thou who hast done with earth!

Text Information

• First Line: O spirit, freed from earth
• Title: O Spirit, Freed From Earth
• Author: Mary B. Howitt
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Ballads and Other Poems, 1847
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: THE HEAVENLY HOME
• Meter: SM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Vestry Harmonies by John G. Adams (Boston: Universalist Publishing House, 1868)
• Copyright: Public Domain