Uplifting Songs ‎#73

73. Heaven's Chorus

1 We hear the precious songs of earth
Sound to our ears so sweetly,
What must the songs of Heaven be,
Where joy holds sway completely.

Refrain:
For just before the light of God,
Is Heaven’s hills adorning,
It is not far beyond the mist,
“We’ll be there in the morning.”

2 What are the words of that great song,
As sung by life’s fair river?
What are the tunes the chorus swells,
Where peaceful waters quiver? [Refrain]

3 What are the truths the anthems tell,
Where flowers bloom forever?
What are the hymns the angels join,
Where sorrow cometh never? [Refrain]

4 Who are the singers on that shore,
Where waves of praise are swelling?
We wonder if our own are there,
Their love of Christ are telling. [Refrain]

5 Ah, yes! they are the Lord’s bright stars,
He holds from His no pleasure;
Familiar voices join the throng,
And chant the heav’nly measure. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We hear the precious songs of earth
• Title: Heaven's Chorus
• Author: Edgar Page Stites
• Refrain First Line: For just before the light of God
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Solos, Duetts and Quartettes

Tune Information

• Name: [We hear the precious songs of earth]
• Composer: C. Harold Lowden