Beyond the Starry Skies

Beyond the star­ry skies

Far as th’eter­nal hills

There in the bound­less world of light

Our great Re­deem­er dwells.

Around Him an­gels fair

In count­less ar­mies shine;

And eve­r in ex­alt­ed lays —

They of­fer songs di­vine.

Hail

Prince of life! they cry

Whose un­ex­am­pled love

Moved Thee to quit these glor­ious realms

And roy­alt­ies ab­ove.

And when He stooped to earth

And suf­fered rude dis­dain

They cast their hon­ors at His feet

And wait­ed in His train.

They saw Him on the cross

While dark­ness veiled the skies

And when He burst the gates of death

They saw the Con­quer­or rise.

They thronged His char­iot wheels

And bore Him to His throne;

Then swept their gold­en harps and sang

The glor­ious work is done.