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Believers Hymn Book · No. 355 · Words: Joseph Swain · Tune: Stella Giessen
What will it be to dwell above
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →An 18th-century hymn by Baptist minister Joseph Swain meditating on the joy of heaven and dwelling eternally with Christ. It contrasts the brightness that knowledge of God's love brings to earthly life with the far greater glory awaiting believers in God's presence.
Verse 1
What will it be to dwell above,
And with the Lord of glory reign?
Since the blest knowledge of His love
So brightens all this dreary plain;
No heart can think, no tongue can tell
What joy 'twill be with Christ to dwell.
Verse 2
When sin no more obstructs the sight,
And flesh and sense deceive no more,
When we shall see the prince of light,
And all His works of grace explore;
What heights and depths of love divine
Will there through endless ages shine!
Verse 3
And God has fixed the happy day
When the last tear shall dim our eyes,
When He will wipe these tears away
And fill our hearts with glad surprise
To hear His voice, and see His face,
And know the fullness of His grace.
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