Voices of Praise ‎#218

218. O Paradise! O Paradise!

1 O Paradise! O Paradise!
Who doth not crave for rest?
Who would not seek the happy land
Where they that loved are blest?
Where loyal hearts and true
Stand ever in the light;
All rapture thro' and thro'
In God's most holy sight.

2 O Paradise, O Paradise,
The world is growing old;
Who would not be at rest and free
Where love is never cold?
Where loyal hearts and true
Stand ever in the light;
All rapture thro' and thro'
In God's most holy sight.

3 O Paradise, O Paradise,
'Tis weary waiting here;
I long to be where Jesus is,
To feel, to see Him near;
Where loyal hearts and true
Stand ever in the light;
All rapture thro' and thro'
In God's most holy sight.

4 O Paradise, O Paradise,
I want to sin no more,
I want to be as pure on earth
As on thy spotless shore;
Where loyal hearts and true
Stand ever in the light;
All rapture thro' and thro'
In God's most holy sight.

5 O Paradise, O Paradise,
I greatly long to see
The special place my dearest Lord
In love prepares for me;
Where loyal hearts and true
Stand ever in the light;
All rapture thro' and thro'
In God's most holy sight.

6 Lord Jesus, King of Paradise,
O keep me in Thy love,
And guide me to that happy land
Of perfect rest above;
Where loyal hearts and true,
Stand ever in the light,
All rapture through and through,
In God's most holy sight.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Paradise! O Paradise!
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1883
• Topic: Burial; Heaven; Festivals
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PARADISE
• Meter: P. M.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Public Domain.