- Sweet Place
Sweet Place is a
Hymn bySamuel Crossman and music composed byJohn Darwall andAaron Williams .Sweet place; sweet place alone!The court of God most high,The heaven of heavens, the throneOf spotless majesty!
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O happy place!When shall I be, my God, with Thee,To see Thy face?
The stranger homeward bends,And sigheth for his rest:Heaven is my home, my friendsLodge there in Abraham’s breast.
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Earth’s but a sorry tent,Pitched but a few frail days,A short leased tenement;Heaven’s still my song, my praise.
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No tears from any eyesDrop in that holy choir:But death itself there dies,And sighs themselves expire.
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There should temptations cease,My frailties there should end.There should I rest in peaceIn the arms of my best friend.
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Jerusalem on highMy song and city is,My home whene’er I die,The center of my bliss.
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Thy walls, sweet city! thineWith pearls are garnished,Thy gates with praises shine,Thy streets with gold are spread.
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No sun by day shines there,No moon by silent night.O no! these needless are;The Lamb’s the city’s light.
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There dwells my Lord, my King,Judged here unfit to live;There angels to Him sing,And lowly homage give.
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The patriarchs of oldThere from their travels cease:The prophets there beholdTheir longed for Prince of peace.
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The Lamb’s apostles thereI might with joy behold:The harpers I might hearHarping on harps of gold.
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The bleeding martyrs, theyWithin those courts are found;All clothed in pure array,Their scars with glory crowned.
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Ah me! ah me! that IIn Kedar’s tents here stay;No place like this on high;Thither, Lord! guide my way.
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External links
* [http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/w/sweetpla.htm Sweet Place]
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