O Paradise!

Frederick W. Faber (1862) • English

Primary Scripture: Psalm 16:11

Verse 1

O Paradise, O Paradise, Who doth not crave for rest? Who would not seek the happy land Where they that loved are blest:

Chorus

Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture, through and through, In God's most holy sight. A-men.

Verse 2

O Paradise, O Paradise, The world is growing old; Who would not be at rest and free Where love is never cold?

Chorus

Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture, through and through, In God's most holy sight. A-men.

Verse 3

O Paradise, O Paradise, We long to sin no more; We long to be as pure on earth As on thy spotless shore:

Chorus

Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture, through and through, In God's most holy sight. A-men.

Verse 4

O Paradise, O Paradise, We shall not wait for long; E'en now the loving ear may catch Faint fragments of thy song:

Chorus

Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture, through and through, In God's most holy sight. A-men.

Verse 5

Lord Jesus, King of Paradise, O keep us in thy love, And guide us to that happy land Of perfect rest above:

Chorus

Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture, through and through, In God's most holy sight. A-men.

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