263 In heaven above, in heaven above,

1 In heaven above, in heaven above, Where God, our Father, dwells: How boundless there the blessedness! No tongue its greatness tells: There face to face, and full and free, Ever and evermore we see We see the Lord of hosts! 2 In heaven above, in heaven above, What glory deep and bright! The splendor of the noonday sun Grows pale before its light: The mighty sun that ne'er goes down, Around whose gleam clouds never frown, Is God, the Lord of hosts. 3 In heaven above, in heaven above, Behold a countless throng! Angels in mystic radiance garbed Lead the triumphal song; Angels and saints are one, and I Join glad the gladdest company, And hail the Lord of hosts. 4 In heaven above, in heaven above, No tears of pain are shed: Nothing can there or fade or die; Life's fullness round is spread; And like an ocean, joy o'erflows, And with immortal mercy glows Our God the Lord of hosts. 5 In heaven above, in heaven above, God hath a joy prepared, Which mortal ear had never heard, Nor mortal vision shared, Which never pierced to mortal breast, By mortal lips was ne'er expressed, O God the Lord of hosts! 6 O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Accept my thankful praise: Give me, as to the happy ones, Treasure of endless days. If firm in faith and hope I stand, I gain the crown, the better land, O God the Lord of hosts.