Light and Life ‎#67

67. How happy ev'ry child of grace

1 How happy ev'ry child of grace,
Who knows his sins forgiv'n!
This earth, he cries, is not my place,
I seek my place in heav'n:
A country far from mortal sight;
Yet, oh, by faith I see.
The land of rest, the saints' delight,
The heav'n prepared for me.

2 A stranger in the world below,
I calmly sojourn here,
Nor can its happiness or woe
Provoke my hope or fear;
Its evils in a moment end,
Its joys as soon are past;
But oh, the bliss to which I tend
Eternally shall last.

Text Information

• First Line: How happy ev'ry child of grace
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1881
• Copyright: By permission of R. M. McIntosh.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HERMON
• Composer: Rev. John P. McFerrin
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.