Wesley Corpus

The day of eternity come : From earth we shall quickly remove, And mount to our native abode ; The house of our Father above, The palace of angels and God. 2 Our mourning is all at an end, When, raised by the life-giving word, We see the new city descend, Adorn'd as a bride for her Lord : The city so holy and clean, No sorrow can breathe in the air : No gloom of affliction or sin, No shadow of evil is there ! /u Describing Heaven. 3 By faith we already behold That lovely Jerusalem here ; Her walls are of jasper and gold, As crystal her buildings are clear : Immovably founded in grace, She stands, as she ever hath stood, And brightly her Builder displays, And flames with the glory of God. 4 No need of the sun in that day, Which never is followed by night, Where Jesus's beauties display A pure and a permanent light : The Lamb is their Light and their Sun, And, lo ! by reflection they shine, With Jesus ineffably one, And bright in effulgence divine ! 5 The saints in his presence receive Their great and eternal reward ; In Jesus, in heaven they live ; They reign in the smile of their Lord : The flame of angelical love Is kindled at Jesus's face ; And all the enjoyment above Consists in the rapturous gaze. HYMN 74. s. m. A7E know, by faith we know, If this vile house of clay, This tabernacle, sink below In ruinous decay, We have a house above, Not made with mortal hands ; And firm, as our Redeemer's love, That heavenly fabric stands. Describing Heaven. • 2 It stands securely high, Indissolubly sure ; Our glorious mansion in the sky Shall evermore endure : O were we enter'd there, To perfect heaven restored ! O were we all caught up to share The triumph of our Lord ! 3 For this in faith we call, For this we weep and pray : O might the tabernacle fall ; O might we 'scape away ! Full of immortal hope, We urge the restless strife, And hasten to be swallow' d up Of everlasting life. 4 Absent, alas ! from God, We in the body mourn, And pine to quit this mean abode, And languish to return. Jesus, regard our vows,