Christ My Song - 209
We speak of the realms of the blessed
(Elizabeth Mills/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)
We speak of the realms of the blessed.
1. We speak of the realms of the blessed,
of that country so bright and so fair,
and oft are its glories confessed;
but what must it be to be there? PDF - Midi
2. We speak of its pathways of gold,
of its walls decked with jewels so rare,
its wonders and treasures untold;
but what must it be to be there?
3. We speak of its freedom from sin,
from sorrow, temptation, and care,
from trials without and within;
but what must it be to be there?
4. We speak of its service of love,
of the robes which the glorified wear,
the Church of the first-born above;
but what must it be to be there?
5. Do thou, Lord, midst pleasure and woe,
still for heaven my spirit prepare;
and shortly I also shall know
and feel what it is to be there.
Elizabeth Mills, in: Philip Schaff, Christ in Song, 1870, 523.
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