Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#465

465. My Father's house on high

1 My Father's house on high,
Home of my soul! how near,
At times, to faith's foreseeing eye,
Thy golden gates appear!

2 Ah! then my spirit faints
To reach the land I love,
The bright inheritance of saints,
Jerusalem above!

3 Yet clouds will intervene,
And all my prospect flies;
Like Noah's dove, I flit between
Rough seas and stormy skies.

4 Anon the clouds depart,
The winds and waters cease,
While sweetly o'er my gladdened heart
Expands the bow of peace.

Text Information

• First Line: My Father's house on high
• Author: James Montgomery (1835)
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Sexagesima; Christian Life and Hope: The Consummation: Eternity
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: STATE STREET
• Composer: Johnathan Call Woodman (1841)
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.