Rejoicing in Hope

In that far dist­ant land where the an­gels of light

Are re­splen­dent with glo­ry no mor­tal hath known

Where the praise of the Lord is their ho­ly de­light

As with me­lo­dies sweet

they en­cir­cle the throne.

I’ve a Sav­ior whose glo­ry out­shines all be­side

From whose bo­som the full­ness of love ov­er­flows;

Who once vis­it­ed earth and in bit­ter­ness died

To red­eem my dark soul from its sin and its woes.

In that far dist­ant home where the an­gels of peace

Are unit­ed in love

and where har­mo­ny reigns

Where the Fa­ther of all

in His in­fi­nite grace

Sweetly smiles on the child­ren His boun­ty sus­tains;

I’ve a man­sion of bliss which my Sav­ior has giv’n

Who with blood sealed my par­don and made me His own;

To par­take of His full­ness of glo­ry in Heav’n

And to sit at His side on His beau­ti­ful throne.