Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Beyond the starry skies
Topic: The Gospel Proclamation
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: I Smith
Meter: SM
Tune: Silver Street
Hymn Number: 196
Page Number: 075, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBeyond the starry skies,
Far as the eternal hills,
Yon heaven of heavens, with living light,
Our great Redeemer fills.
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 those 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 tronged his chariot wheels,
And bore him to his throne;
Then swept their golden harps and sung,
"The glorious work is done."