556. How happy every child of grace

1 How happy every child of grace,
Who knows his sins forgiven!
This earth, he cries, is not my place,
I seek my place in heaven:
A country far from mortal sight
Yet, O by faith I see
The land of rest, the saints' delight,
The heaven prepared for me.

2 A stranger in the world below,
I calmly sojourn here;
Nor can its happiness or woe
Provoke my hope or fear.
Its evils in a moment end,
Its joys as soon are past;
But, O the bliss to which I tend
Eternally shall last!

3 To that Jerusalem above
With singing I repair;
While in the flesh, my hope and love,
My heart and soul, are there:
There my exalted Saviour stands,
My merciful High Priest,
And still extends His wounded hands
To take me to His breast.

Text Information
First Line: How happy every child of grace
Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: Christian: Child of Grace; The Christian Life: Time, Death, Eternity; Heaven: Saints in (17 more...)
Tune Information
Name: SPES CELESTIS
Composer: W. A. Smith
Meter: C.M.D.
Key: C Major



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