Author: Samuel Crossman Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Sweet place; sweet place alone Refrain First Line: O happy place! Lyrics: 1. Sweet place; sweet place alone!
The court of God most high,
The heaven of heavens, the throne
Of spotless majesty!
Refrain
O happy place!
When shall I be, my God, with Thee,
To see Thy face?
2. The stranger homeward bends,
And sigheth for his rest:
Heaven is my home, my friends
Lodge there in Abraham’s breast. [Refrain]
3. Earth’s but a sorry tent,
Pitched but a few frail days,
A short leased tenement;
Heaven’s still my song, my praise. [Refrain]
4. No tears from any eyes
Drop in that holy choir:
But death itself there dies,
And sighs themselves expire. [Refrain]
5. There should temptations cease,
My frailties there should end.
There should I rest in peace
In the arms of my best friend. [Refrain]
6. Jerusalem on high
My song and city is,
My home whene’er I die,
The center of my bliss. [Refrain]
7. Thy walls, sweet city! thine
With pearls are garnished,
Thy gates with praises shine,
Thy streets with gold are spread. [Refrain]
8. No sun by day shines there,
No moon by silent night.
O no! these needless are;
The Lamb’s the city’s light. [Refrain]
9. There dwells my Lord, my king,
Judged here unfit to live;
There angels to Him sing,
And lowly homage give. [Refrain]
10. The patriarchs of old
There from their travels cease:
The prophets there behold
Their longed for Prince of Peace. [Refrain]
11. The Lamb’s apostles there
I might with joy behold:
The harpers I might hear
Harping on harps of gold. [Refrain]
12. The bleeding martyrs, they
Within those courts are found;
All clothed in pure array,
Their scars with glory crowned. [Refrain]
13. Ah me! ah me! that I
In Kedar’s tents here stay;
No place like this on high;
Thither, Lord! guide my way. [Refrain] Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH Text Sources: The Young Man's Meditation, 1664
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