The phrase "thither" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
thither
...Nor day nor night they rest.
Sure hope doth thither lead us;
Our longings thither tend;...
Nor day nor night they rest.
Sure hope doth thither lead us;
Our longings thither tend;
...Which the mighty King of glory
Has gone thither to prepare.
There’ll be room enough in Heaven,...
Which the mighty King of glory
Has gone thither to prepare.
There’ll be room enough in Heaven,
...Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king!
The heav’ns are not too high, His praise may thither fly,
The earth is not too low, His praises there may grow....
Let all the world in every corner sing, my God and king!
The heav’ns are not too high, His praise may thither fly,
The earth is not too low, His praises there may grow.
...Where two or three for worship meet;
For thither Christ Himself resorts,
And makes the little band complete....
Where two or three for worship meet;
For thither Christ Himself resorts,
And makes the little band complete.
...To die here for thy sake.
If thou canst get but thither,
There grows the flower of peace,...
To die here for thy sake.
If thou canst get but thither,
There grows the flower of peace,
...To Heav’n my earthly friends are gone,
And thither are my comforts flown,
But I continue here;...
To Heav’n my earthly friends are gone,
And thither are my comforts flown,
But I continue here;
...My spirit homeward turns,
And fain would thither flee;
My heart, O Zion, droops and yearns,...
My spirit homeward turns,
And fain would thither flee;
My heart, O Zion, droops and yearns,
...Amongst the lilies Thou dost feed,
And thither choirs of virgins lead,
Adorning all Thy chosen brides...
Amongst the lilies Thou dost feed,
And thither choirs of virgins lead,
Adorning all Thy chosen brides
...Amid that glorious land!
My soul would thither tend,
While toilsome years are given;...
Amid that glorious land!
My soul would thither tend,
While toilsome years are given;
...Cords of love, from above,
To exalt him thither;
Dead in trespass, child, I sought thee;...
Cords of love, from above,
To exalt him thither;
Dead in trespass, child, I sought thee;
...There are flow’rs that ne’er decay;
Nothing evil goeth thither;
Nothing good is kept away....
There are flow’rs that ne’er decay;
Nothing evil goeth thither;
Nothing good is kept away.
...Streams of boundless mercy flow,
Free to all who thither go;
Oh, that all the world might know...
Streams of boundless mercy flow,
Free to all who thither go;
Oh, that all the world might know
...And as we walk, we’ll sweetly talk,
And sing as we go thither.
Then mount up still God’s holy hill,...
And as we walk, we’ll sweetly talk,
And sing as we go thither.
Then mount up still God’s holy hill,
...Our God, our friend and father,
Our footsteps thither guide.
Unfold to us its glory;...
Our God, our friend and father,
Our footsteps thither guide.
Unfold to us its glory;
...From out those gates of glory bright,
And thither take me.
end...
From out those gates of glory bright,
And thither take me.
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...To judgment called at His command,
Drawn thither by His mighty hand,
Before His throne we all must stand;...
To judgment called at His command,
Drawn thither by His mighty hand,
Before His throne we all must stand;
...As suns they shine on high.
When at the last I thither shall ascend
To that bright paradise,...
As suns they shine on high.
When at the last I thither shall ascend
To that bright paradise,
...Nor will I my Jesus leave
When at last I shall come thither
Where His saints He will receive,...
Nor will I my Jesus leave
When at last I shall come thither
Where His saints He will receive,
...Draw nigh to gaze;
We too will thither
Bend our joyful footsteps;...
Draw nigh to gaze;
We too will thither
Bend our joyful footsteps;
...But, not content, I want Jerusalem.
Where Thou art thronèd, thither sets my sail;
Home is not home, except within the veil....
But, not content, I want Jerusalem.
Where Thou art thronèd, thither sets my sail;
Home is not home, except within the veil.
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