The Book of Praise ‎#608

608. Oh what their joy and their glory must be

1 Oh what their joy and their glory must be,
those endless Sabbaths the blessed ones see,
crowns for the valiant, to weary ones rest:
God shall be all and in all ever blest.

2 Truly, "Jerusalem" name we that shore,
city of peace that brings joy evermore;
wish and fulfillment are not severed there,
nor do things prayed for come short of the prayer.

3 There, where no troubles distraction can bring,
we the sweet anthems of Zion shall sing,
while for thy grace, Lord, their voices of praise
thy blessed people eternally raise.

4 Now, in the meantime, with hearts raised on high,
we for that country must yearn and must sigh,
seeking Jerusalem, dear native land,
through our long exile on Babylon's strand.

5 Low before God with our praises we fall,
of whom, and in whom, and through whom are all;
of whom, the Father, and through whom, the Son,
in whom, the Spirit, with these ever One.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh what their joy and their glory must be
• Title: Oh what their joy and their glory must be
• Author: Peter Abelard, 1079-1142
• Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Psalm 92
• Topic: City / City of God; Communion of Saints; Exile; Heaven; Hymns with Doxologies; Recessionals; Zion
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: O QUANTA QUALIA
• Harmonizer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Paris Antiphoner 1681
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: See also: O QUANTA QUALIA 369