With One Voice ‎#669

669. Come Away to the Skies

1 Come away to the skies, my belovèd, arise
And rejoice in the day thou wast born;
On this festival day, come exulting away,
And with singing to Zion return.

2 For thy glory we were first created to share,
Both the nature and kingdom divine,
Now created again that our lives may remain
Throughout time and eternity Thine.

3 We with thanks do approve the design
Of that love that hath joined us to Jesus’ Name;
Now united in heart, let us never more part,
Till we meet at the feast of the Lamb.

4 Hallelujah! we sing to our Father and King,
And our rapturous praises repeat:
To the Lamb that was slain, Hallelujah again!
Sing all Heaven and fall at His feet!

Text Information

• First Line: Come away to the skies
• Title: Come Away to the Skies
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
• Meter: 6 6 9 6 6 9
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Genesis 1:26-31
  ;
  Isaiah 51:1-11
  ;
  Revelation 19:6-9
• Topic: Burial; Christian Hope; Easter, Vigil of; Holy Week, The Three Days

Tune Information

• Name: MIDDLEBURY
• Arranger: David Cherwien, b. 1957
• Meter: 6 6 9 6 6 9
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: A Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony, c. 1821
• Copyright: Arr © 1995 Augsburg Fortress