HYMN 142. Of Heaven.
2 Tim. 4. 8. Henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness, &c.
No sooner shall the Judgment end,
But Saints shall crowned be,
And shine they shall in glorious Robes
Unto eternity.
Then shall we see the blessed One
Who crowned was with Thorns,
Who shed for us his precious Blood,
Whose Heart was broke with scorns:
Him whom our Souls so dearly love,
We all shall shortly see
With open face, and shall above
With him for ever be.
That Man that here met with disgrace,
We there shall see so bright,
That Angels can't behold his face
For its exceeding light.
What gladness will possess our heart
When we shall see these things!
For light and life in ev'ry part
Will rise like lasting Springs.
Next unto Christ we shall behold
Saints Souls in glory shine,
Whose Bodies shall be made like his,
All glorious, all divine.
