Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: When we reach a quiet dwelling
Topic: The New Life/Aspirations
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: W Bradbury
Meter: 8s and 7s double
Tune: Let Me Go
Hymn Number: 597
Page Number: 217, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWhen we reach a quiet dwelling,
On the strong, eternal hills,
And our praise to him is swelling,
Who the vast creation fills;
When the paths of prayer and duty,
And affliction all are trod,
And we wake to see the beauty
Of our Savior and our God.
With the light of resurrection,
When our changed bodies glow,
And we gain the full perfection
Of the bliss begun below;
When the life that flesh obscureth
In each radiant form shall shine,
And the joy that aye endureth
Flashes forth in beams divine:
While we wave the palms of glory
Through the long, eternal years
Shall we e'er forget the story
Of our mortal griefs and fears?
Shall we e'er forget the sadness,
And the clouds that hung so dim,
When our hearts are filled with gladness,
And our tears are dried by him?