Sweet the Time, Exceeding Sweet

Sweet the time

ex­ceed­ing sweet

When the saints to­ge­ther meet

When the Sav­ior is the theme

When they joy to sing of Him.

Sing we then eter­nal love

Such as did the Fa­ther move:

He be­held the world un­done

Loved the world

and gave His Son.

Sing the Son’s am­az­ing love;

How He left the realms above

Took our na­ture and our place

Lived and died to save our race.

Sing we

too

the Spir­it’s love;

With our stub­born hearts He strove

Filled our minds with grief and fear

Brought the pre­cious Sav­ior near.

Sweet the place

ex­ceed­ing sweet

Where the saints in glo­ry meet:

Where the Sav­ior’s still the theme

Where they see and sing of Him.