The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#628

628. In Heaven Above, in Heaven Above

1 In heav'n above, in heav'n above,
Where God our Father dwells:
How boundless there the blessedness!
No tongue its greatness tells:
There face to face, and full and free,
Ever and evermore we see--
We see the Lord of hosts!

2 In heav'n above, in heav'n above,
What glory deep and bright!
The splendor of the noonday sun
Grows pale before its light:
The mighty Sun that ne'er goes down,
Before whose gleam clouds never frown,
Is God the Lord of hosts.

3 In heaven above, in heaven above,
No tears of pain are shed:
For nothing e'er shall fade or die;
Life’s fullness round is spread,
And, like an ocean, joy o’erflows,
And with immortal mercy glows
Our God the Lord of hosts!

4 In heaven above, in heaven above,
God hath a joy prepared,
Which mortal ear hath never heard,
Nor mortal vision shared,
Which never entered mortal breast,
By mortal lips was ne'er expressed,
O God the Lord of hosts!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: In heav'n above, in heav'n above
• Title: In Heaven Above, in Heaven Above
• Author: Johan Åström (1819)
• Meter: 8 6, 8 6, 8 8 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Last Things: Heaven
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: I HIMMELEN, I HIMMELEN
• Meter: 8 6, 8 6, 8 8 6.
• Key: f minor
• Source: Koralbok, 1697.
• Notes: Public Domain.