KenH
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A hymn written by Joseph Irons in Zion's Hymns. (in common meter)
"The Church Above"
1. To God's right hand, where joys abound,
And pleasures never die,
Where Seraph's songs harmonious sound,
I cast a wishful eye.
2. The joy, the ecstacy, the love,
The glories of the place,
And all the pleasures known above,
Shine forth in Jesus' face.
3. Though in the churches here below,
A taste of heav'n is sweet;
To that above I fain would go,
Where pleasures are complete.
4. Here sin, and doubts, and fears annoy,
And lessen my delight;
There fulness dwells of peace and joy,
Nor clouds obstruct the sight.
5. When my transported soul shall quit
This cumb'rous load of clay,
With saints and angels I shall sit,
And sing as loud as they.
"The Church Above"
1. To God's right hand, where joys abound,
And pleasures never die,
Where Seraph's songs harmonious sound,
I cast a wishful eye.
2. The joy, the ecstacy, the love,
The glories of the place,
And all the pleasures known above,
Shine forth in Jesus' face.
3. Though in the churches here below,
A taste of heav'n is sweet;
To that above I fain would go,
Where pleasures are complete.
4. Here sin, and doubts, and fears annoy,
And lessen my delight;
There fulness dwells of peace and joy,
Nor clouds obstruct the sight.
5. When my transported soul shall quit
This cumb'rous load of clay,
With saints and angels I shall sit,
And sing as loud as they.