368 Thou art gone up on high

1 Thou art gone up on high To mansions in the skies; And round Thy throne unceasingly The songs of praise arise; But we are lingering here, With sin and care oppressed: Lord, send Thy promised Comforter, And lead us to Thy rest. 2 Thou art gone up on high; But Thou didst first come down, Through earth's most bitter agony To pass unto Thy crown: Our onward course must be; But only let that path of tears Lead us at last to Thee. 3 Thou art gone up on high; But Thou shalt come again, With all the bright ones of the sky Attendant in Thy train: O by Thy saving power, So make us live and die, That we may stand in that dread hour At Thy right hand on high.