Laudes Domini ‎#441

441. The Ascension

1 He is gone--a cloud of light
Has received him from our sight;
High in heaven, where eye of men
Follows not, nor angels ken;
Through the vails of time and space,
Passed into the holiest place;
All the toil, the sorrow done,
All the battle fought and won.

2 He is gone--towards their goal
World and church must onward roll:
Far behind we leave the past;
Forward are our glances cast:
Still His words before us range
Through the ages, as they change:
Wheresoe’er the truth shall lead,
He will give whate’er we need.

3 He is gone--but we once more
Shall behold him as before;
In the heaven of heavens the same,
As on earth he went and came.
In the many mansions there,
Place for us he will prepare:
In that world unseen, unknown,
He and we may yet be one.

4 He is gone--but not in vain,
Wait until he comes again:
He is risen, he is not here,
Far above this earthly sphere
Evermore in heart and mind
There our peace in him we find:
To our own eternal Friend,
Thitherward let us ascend.

Text Information

• First Line: He is gone--a cloud of light
• Title: The Ascension
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Christ: Ascension of; Christ: Resurrection of; Praise: To Christ
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PATRICK
• Meter: 7s, D
• Key: D Major