Jesus, Lord of Heaven above

O thou Lord of heaven above

Author: Anna Letitia Waring
Published in 2 hymnals

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Jesus, Lord of Heaven above,
Earth beneath is all Thy own
In the depths of Heavenly love
Let my human heart be sown.

Let my love that as a grain
None on earth might care to see,
Buried in Thy grave remain,
Be a precious seed to Thee.

Thou wilt raise it, though it die,
Thou wilt see it hidden there —
Thou wilt guard it with Thine eye
From the spirits of the air.

None shall take it thence away;
It is sown for Thy delight:
Thou wilt shine on it by day, —
Thou wilt shield it in the night.

Where the silent waters flow,
It shall multiply its root;
It shall blossom, it shall grow,
It shall bear immortal fruit.

Sown in weakness, raised in power —
Sown in suffering, raised in peace —
It shall brave the blighting hour,
In the year of drought increase.

Never hurt by sun or storm,
Blest its every stage shall be;
Dying in its mortal form —
Living evermore in Thee.

Hymns and Meditations, 1873

Author: Anna Letitia Waring

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First Line: O thou Lord of heaven above
Title: Jesus, Lord of Heaven above
Author: Anna Letitia Waring
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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