Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#370

370. Bliss Beyond Compare

1 Bliss beyond compare,
Which in Christ I share!
He’s my only joy and treasure;
Tasteless is all worldly pleasure,
When in Christ I share
Bliss beyond compare.

2 Jesus is the Joy,
Therefore blest am I;
O His mercy is unbounded,
All my hope on Him is grounded;
Jesus is my Joy,
Therefore blest am I.

3 When the Lord appears,
This my spirit cheers;
When, His love to me revealing
He, the Sun of Grace, with healing
In His beams appears,
This my spirit cheers.

4 Then all grief is drowned;
Pure delight is found,
Joy and peace in His salvation,
Heavenly bliss and consolation.
Every grief is drowned
Where such bliss is found.

Text Information

• First Line: Bliss beyond compare
• Title: Bliss Beyond Compare
• Recast: Frederick William Foster, 1760-1835 (1789)
• Translator: Gottfried Arnold, 1666-1714 (1754)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Joy and Peace in Believing
• Source: M. tr., 1754

Tune Information

• Name: SEELENBRÄUTIGAM
• Composer: Adam Drese, 1620-1701 (1698)
• Meter: 5.5.8.8.5.5. Trochaic
• Key: G Major
• Source: (Earlier form)

Tune Information:

; (68, A)