Rejoice in the Lord ‎#589

589. For Those We Love Within the Veil

1 For those we love within the veil,
who once were comrades of our way,
we thank thee, Lord; for they have won
to cloudless day.

2 Free from the fret of mortal years,
and knowing now thy perfect will,
with quickened sense and heightened joy
they serve thee still.

3 O fuller, sweeter is that life,
and larger, ampler is the air:
eye cannot see nor heart conceive
the glory there;

4 nor know to what high purpose thou
dost yet employ their ripened powers,
nor how at Thy behest they touch
this life of ours.

5 And life for them is life indeed,
the splendid goal of earth’s strait race;
and where no shadows intervene
they see thy face.

Text Information

• First Line: For those we love within the veil
• Title: For Those We Love Within the Veil
• Author: William Charter Piggott (1931)
• Meter: 8.8.8.4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 64:4
  ;
  1 Corinthians 2:9
  ;
  2 Timothy 4:7

Tune Information

• Name: RIPPONDEN
• Composer: Norman Cocker (1951)
• Meter: 8.8.8.4
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Used by permission of Oxford University Press