Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians ‎#219

219. Entrance Into Paradise

1 And is this heav'n? and am I there!
How short the road!how swift the flight
I am all life, all eye, all ear;
Jesus is here--my soul's delight.

2 Is this the heav'nly friend who hung,
In blood and anguish on the tree,
Whom Paul proclaim'd, whom David sung,
Who dy'd for them, who dy'd for me?

3 How fair thou offspring of my God!
Thou first born image of his face!
Thy death procur'd this blest abode,
Thy vital beams adorn the place.

4 Lo, he presents me at the throne
All praises--there the Godhead reigns
Sublime and peaceful thro' the Son:
Awake, my voice, in heav'nly strains.

Text Information

• First Line: And is this heav'n? and am I there!
• Title: Entrance Into Paradise
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1803
• Notes: Public Domain.

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