"Paradise on Earth"

A hymn written by Isaac Watts. (in common meter)

Isaiah 60:13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Isaiah 60:19-20 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

"Paradise on Earth"

1. Glory to God that walks the sky,
And sends His blessings through;
That tells His saints of joys on high,
And gives a taste below.

2. Glory to God that stoops His throne
That dust and worms may see't,
And brings a glimpse of glory down
Around His sacred feet.

3. When Christ, with all His graces crown'd,
Sheds His kind beams abroad,
'Tis a true heav'n on earthly ground,
And glory in the bud.

4. A blooming paradise of joy
In this wild desert springs;
And every sense I straight employ
On sweet celestial things.

5. Cheerful I feast on heav'nly fruit,
And drink the pleasures down;
Pleasures that flow hard by the foot
Of the eternal throne.

6. But ah! how soon my joys decay!
How soon my sins arise,
And snatch the heav'nly scene away
From these lamenting eyes!

7. When shall the time, my Saviour, when
The shining day appear,
That I shall leave those clouds of sin,
And guilt and darkness here?

8. Up to the fields above the skies
My hasty feet would go;
There everlasting flow'rs arise,
And joys unwith'ring grow.