You help make Hymnary.org possible. More than 10 million people from 200+ countries found hymns, liturgical resources and encouragement on Hymnary.org in 2025, including you. Every visit affirms the global impact of this ministry.

If Hymnary has been meaningful to you this year, would you take a moment today to help sustain it? A gift of any size—paired with a note of encouragement if you wish—directly supports the server costs, research work and curation that keep this resource freely available to the world.

Give securely online today, or mail a check to:
Hymnary.org
Calvin University
3201 Burton Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Thank you for your partnership, and may the hope of Advent fill your heart.

How glorious is the life above

How glorious is the life above

Tune: BROCKHAM
Published in 4 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 How glorious is the life above,
which in this ordinance we taste;
that fullness of celestial love,
that joy which shall for ever last.

2 That heavenly life in Christ concealed
these earthen vessels could not bear;
the part which now we find revealed
no tongue of angels can declare.

3 The light of life eternal darts
into our souls a dazzling ray;
a drop of heaven o’erflows our hearts,
and deluges the house of clay.

4 Sure pledge of ecstasies unknown
shall this divine Communion be:
the ray shall rise into a sun,
the drop shall swell into a sea.

Source: CPWI Hymnal #591

Text Information

First Line: How glorious is the life above

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #2371
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)
TextPage Scan

CPWI Hymnal #591

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #2371

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us
It looks like you are using an ad-blocker. Ad revenue helps keep us running. Please consider white-listing Hymnary.org or getting Hymnary Pro to eliminate ads entirely and help support Hymnary.org.