Author: Wm. Maccall; Johan Astrom Hymnal: American Lutheran Hymnal #317 (1930) Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.6 Topics: The Christian Life Heaven First Line: In heav'n above, in heav'n above Lyrics: 1 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
Where God our Father dwells:
How boundless there the blessedness!
No tongue its greatness tells:
There face to face, and full and free,
We evermore our God shall see,
Our God, the Lord of hosts!
2 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
What glory wondrous bright!
The splendor of the noonday sun
Grows pale before its light:
The mighty sun that ne’er goes down,
Athwart whose beams clouds never frown,
Is God, the Lord of hosts.
3 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
No tears of pain are shed;
There nothing e'er shall fade or die;
Life’s fullness round is spread.
There, like an ocean, joy o’erflows,
And with immortal mercy glows
Our God, the Lord of hosts.
4 In heav’n above, in heav’n above,
God hath a joy prepared,
Which mortal ear hath never heard
Nor mortal vision shared,
Which never entered mortal breast,
By mortal lips was ne'er expressed,
O God, the Lord of hosts! Languages: English Tune Title: CELESTE
In Heaven Above, In Heaven Above