506. Beyond the Glittering, Starry Skies

1. Beyond the glittering starry skies,
Far as th’eternal hills,
There, in those boundless worlds of light,
Our great Redeemer dwells.

2. Legions of angels strong and fair,
In countless armies shine,
At His right hand with golden harps,
To offer songs divine.

3. Hail, Prince! they cry, for ever hail!
Whose unexampled love
Moved Thee to quit those glorious realms,
And royalties above.

4. While He did condescend on earth
To suffer rude disdain,
They cast their honors at His feet,
And waited in His train.

5. Through all His travels here below
They did His steps attend!
Oft gazed and wondered where at last
This scene of love would end.

6. They saw His heart transfixed with wounds,
His crimson sweat and gore,
They saw Him break the bars of death,
Which none e’er brake before.

7. They brought His chariot from above,
To bear Him to His throne,
Clapped their triumphant wings and cried,
The glorious work is done!

Text Information
First Line: Beyond the glittering starry skies
Title: Beyond the Glittering, Starry Skies
Author: James Fanch (1776)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Gospel Magazine, June 1776
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: DUNDEE, Scottish Psalter, 1615
Tune Information
Name: WARWICK
Composer: Samuel Stanley
Meter: CM
Incipit: 13516 56532 13561
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Twenty-Four Tunes in Four Parts, circa 1796
Copyright: Public Domain



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