
Hymnal: Laudes Domini #441 (1884) First Line: He is gone--a cloud of light Lyrics: 1 He is gone--a cloud of light
Has received him from our sight;
High in heaven, where eye of men
Follows not, nor angels ken;
Through the vails of time and space,
Passed into the holiest place;
All the toil, the sorrow done,
All the battle fought and won.
2 He is gone--towards their goal
World and church must onward roll:
Far behind we leave the past;
Forward are our glances cast:
Still His words before us range
Through the ages, as they change:
Wheresoe’er the truth shall lead,
He will give whate’er we need.
3 He is gone--but we once more
Shall behold him as before;
In the heaven of heavens the same,
As on earth he went and came.
In the many mansions there,
Place for us he will prepare:
In that world unseen, unknown,
He and we may yet be one.
4 He is gone--but not in vain,
Wait until he comes again:
He is risen, he is not here,
Far above this earthly sphere
Evermore in heart and mind
There our peace in him we find:
To our own eternal Friend,
Thitherward let us ascend. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. PATRICK
The Ascension