Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Beyond the starry skies
Topic: Christ/Coronation
Writer: J Fanch
Composer: George Elvey
Meter: SM double
Tune: Diademata
Hymn Number: 111
Page Number: 047, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBEYOND 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 stoop'd to earth,
And suffer'd rude disdain,
They cast their honors at His feet,
And waited in His train.
They saw Him on the cross,
While darkness veil'd the skies,
And when He burst the gates of death,
They say the Conqu'ror rise.
They throng'd His chariot wheels,
And bore Him to His throne;
Then swept their golden harps and sung,
"The glorious work is done."