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Sweet Paradise

Barney Elliott Warren • English

Primary Scripture: Revelation 2:7

Verse 1

Sweet paradise! my future home, The place of all the free; Where never-fading flowers bloom— I long to dwell in thee.

Chorus

Sweet paradise, sweet paradise, I long to rest my soul in thee; Sweet paradise, sweet paradise, Waiting, waiting for all the free.

Verse 2

Sweet paradise! where we shall meet, And with our Savior reign, Beyond the final judgment seat, Where comes no sinful stain.

Chorus

Sweet paradise, sweet paradise, I long to rest my soul in thee; Sweet paradise, sweet paradise, Waiting, waiting for all the free.

Verse 3

Sweet paradise! no night can fall On thy resplendent shore; Celestial day shines over all, And shall forevermore.

Chorus

Sweet paradise, sweet paradise, I long to rest my soul in thee; Sweet paradise, sweet paradise, Waiting, waiting for all the free.

Verse 4

Sweet paradise! oh, joys untold! ’Tis there I long to fly, Where worlds of pleasure will unfold, Where man shall never die.

Chorus

Sweet paradise, sweet paradise, I long to rest my soul in thee; Sweet paradise, sweet paradise, Waiting, waiting for all the free.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • revelation 2:7