19. Above Yon Clear Blue Sky

1. Above yon clear blue sky,
Beyond our feeble sight,
The God of glory dwells on high
In everlasting light.
Around His glorious throne
The holy angels stand;
In songs of praise their king they own,
Or fly at His command.

2. And we may praise Him, too,
And serve Him here below;
He stoops to mark what children do,
Their inmost thoughts to know;
And though He reigns above,
Where angels ceaseless praise,
He will accept our humble love,
And lead us in His ways.

3. O may we humbly seek
To do His holy will,
And try, with thankful hearts and meek,
To sing His praises still;
And then for Jesus’ sake,
Who came for us to die,
Our happy spirits He will take
To praise Him in the sky.

Text Information
First Line: Above yon clear blue sky
Title: Above Yon Clear Blue Sky
Author: Mary Bourdillon, 1849-1952
Meter: SMD
Language: English
Source: A Mother's Hymns for Her Children, 1849, second edition 1852.
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: NEARER HOME
Composer: Isaac Woodbury (1852)
Harmonizer: A. S. Sullivan (1874)
Meter: SMD
Incipit: 55532 11221 23344
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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