O God, the Joy of Heav’n Above

 

VERSE 1

O God, the joy of Heav’n above,

Thou didst not need Thy creatures’ love,

When from Thy secret place of rest

Thy Word the earth’s foundations blest.

 

VERSE 2

Thou spakest: worlds began to be;

They bow before Thy majesty;

And all to their Creator raise

A wondrous harmony of praise.

 

VERSE 3

But ere, O Lord, this lovely earth

From Thy creative will had birth,

Thou in Thy counsels didst unfold

Another world of fairer mold.

 

VERSE 4

That realm shall our Redeemer frame,

And build upon His mighty Name;

His hand the word of power shall sow,

That all the earth His truth may know.

 

VERSE 5

When time itself has passed away,

His Church, secure in Heav’n for aye,

Shall share His table and His throne,

And God the Father reign alone.

 

VERSE 6

O Father, Son, and Spirit blest,

One God in Heav’n and earth confessed,

Preserve, direct, and fill with love

Thy realm on earth, Thy realm above.

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