The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#248

248. In heaven is joy and gladness

1 In heaven is joy and gladness,
But while I sojourn here,
So often, bowed in sadness,
I shed the bitter tear.
Here ills, alway prevailing,
Distress the Savior's bride;
Here mirth is lost in wailing;
In heaven but joys abide.

2 I do not strive for pleasures
That fools pursue on earth,
I sow in tears for treasures
That have more lasting worth.
If, when my journey endeth,
The sheaves I gather in,
The bliss the fool pretendeth
I do not yearn to win.

3 For I shall see my Jesus,
He is my hope and stay;
The cross that me oppresses
Anon He takes away.
Then nothing more shall grieve me,
And no adversity
Shall of my joy bereave me;
Soon I shall Jesus see.

Text Information

• First Line: In heaven is joy and gladness
• Author: J. N. Brun (1786)
• Meter: 7, 6. 8L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Fifth Sunday after Advent; The Church Year: Sixth Sunday after Epiphany; Heavenly Mind

Tune Information

• Name: [In heaven is joy and gladness]
• Composed or adapted by: L. Bourgeois (c. 1545)
• Meter: 7, 6. 8L.
• Key: d minor