Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 383 hymnals Topics: Inspiration, Of Scriptures Lyrics: 1 How happy every child of grace,
Who knows his sins forgiven!
This earth, he cries, is not my place,
I seek my place in heaven:
A country far from mortal sight
Yet, O by faith I see
The land of rest, the saints' delight,
The heaven prepared for me.
2 A stranger in the world below,
I calmly sojourn here;
Nor can its happiness or woe
Provoke my hope or fear.
Its evils in a moment end,
Its joys as soon are past;
But, O the bliss to which I tend
Eternally shall last!
3 To that Jerusalem above
With singing I repair;
While in the flesh, my hope and love,
My heart and soul, are there:
There my exalted Saviour stands,
My merciful High Priest,
And still extends His wounded hands
To take me to His breast. Used With Tune: SPES CELESTIS
How happy every child of grace
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