The Realms of the Blest

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We speak of the realms of the blest

Author: Elizabeth Mills
Published in 376 hymnals

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1 We sing of the realms of the blest,
That country so bright and so fair,
The glorious mansions of rest--
But what must it be to be there?

2 We tell of its service of love,
The robes which the glorified wear,
The church of the first-born above--
But what must it be to be there?

3 We tell of its freedom from sin,
From sorrow, temptation, and care,
From trials without nd within--
But what must it be to be there?

4 Do Thou, Lord, 'midst pleasure and woe,
Still for heaven our spirits prepare;
And shortly we also shall know
And feel what it is to be there.

Source: Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs: selected 1978 #433

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Author: Elizabeth Mills

Mills, Elizabeth, née King, daughter of Philip King, was born at Stoke Newington in 1805; married to Thomas Mills, M.P., and died at Finsbury Place, London, April 21, 1829. Her popular hymn:— We speak of the realms of the blest. [Heaven] is thus annotated in Miller's Singers and Songs, &c, 1869, p. 483: "We are much indebted to John Remington Mills, Esq., M.P. for information about this hymn, written by his accomplished relative. The original has 6 st. and was composed after reading ‘Bridges on the 119th Psalm' (on ver. 44, p. 116), ‘We speak of heaven, but oh! to be there.' . . . Already deservedly a favourite, new interest will be added to this hymn when we know that the authoress was early called to ‘the realms of the blest,' o… Go to person page >

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First Line:	We speak of the realms of the blest
Title:	The Realms of the Blest
Author:	Elizabeth Mills
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	To be there
Copyright:	Public Domain