Breathing after Heaven

Verse 1

Return, O God of love, return; Earth is a tiresome place: How long shall we, Thy children, mourn Our absence from Thy face?

Verse 2

Let heaven succeed our painful years, Let sin and sorrow cease; And, in proportion to our tears, So make our joys increase.

Verse 3

Thy wonders to Thy servants show, Make Thine own work complete; Then shall our souls Thy glory know, And own thy love was great.

Verse 4

Then shall we shine before Thy throne In all Thy beauty, Lord; And the poor service we have done Meet a divine reward.