167. O Paradise, O Paradise
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Paradise (Barnby):
Joseph Barnby, 1866
Paradise (Smart):
Henry Smart, 1868
Refrain
Frederick W. Faber, 1862;
Alt.
O Paradise, O Paradise, Who doth not crave for rest? Who would not seek the happy land Where they that loved are blest; | O Paradise, O Paradise, The world is growing old; Who would not be at rest and free Where love is never cold? | O Paradise, O Paradise, We long to sin no more; We long to be as pure on earth As on thy spotless shore; | O Paradise, O Paradise, We shall not wait for long; E'en now the loving ear may catch Faint fragments of thy song; | Lord Jesus, King of Paradise, O keep us in Thy love, And guide us to that happy land Of perfect rest above; | Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture, through and through In God's most holy sight. | |
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