Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#73

73. Where high the heavenly temple stands

1 Where high the heavenly temple stands,
The house of God not made with hands,
A great High Priest our nature wears,
The guardian of mankind appears.

2 He who for men their surety stood,
And poured on earth His precious blood,
Pursues in heaven His mighty plan,
The Saviour and the Friend of man.

3 Though now ascended up on high,
He bends on earth a brother's eye;
Partaker of the human name,
He knows the frailty of our frame.

4 Our fellow-sufferer yet retains
A fellow-feeling of our pains;
And still remembers in the skies
His tears, His agonies and cries.

5 In every pang that rends the heart,
The Man of sorrows had a part;
He sympathizes with our grief,
And to the sufferer sends relief.

6 With boldness, therefore, at the throne,
Let us make all our sorrows known;
And ask the aid of heavenly power
To help us in the evil hour.

Text Information

• First Line: Where high the heavenly temple stands
• Author: Michael Bruce, 1746-1767
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Ascension of Jesus; Boldness; Children: Love of Jesus for; Christ: Ascended; Christ: Compassion of; Christ: High Priest; Christ: Man of Sorrows; Christ: Triumph of; Christ: Substitute; Christ: Sufferings of; Christ: Sympathy of; Compassion, Divine; The Godhead: The Son; God: Compassion of; Grace: Throne; Sympathy: Of Christ; High Priest, Christ; Substitute, Christ our; Man: Of Sorrows; Jesus (See also Christ: Love for Children; Sufferings of Christ; Throne of Grace

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ALBAN
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: St. Alban's Tune Book, 1867