American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#458

458. To Realms Of Glory I Behold

1 To realms of glory I behold
My risen Lord returning;
While I, a stranger in the earth,
For heaven sit am yearning.
Far from my heav'nly Father’s home,
’Mid toil and sorrow here I roam.

2 Far from my home--how long, dear Lord,
Before my exile endeth?
But far beyond the realms of sense,
My fervent prayer ascendeth:
My prayer, unuttered, but a groan,
Shall rend the skies and reach Thy throne.

3 Then visions of the goodly land
By faith my soul obtaineth;
There I shall dwell forevermore
Where Christ in glory reigneth,
In mansions of that blest abode,
The city of the living God.

4 In that fair city is no night,
Nor any pain or weeping;
There is my treasure, there my heart,
Safe in my Savior’s keeping;
In heav'n, my blessed Lord, with Thee
May all my conversation be.

5 In glory He shall come again
To earth as He ascended;
So let me wait and watch and pray,
Until my day is ended.
That day, O Lord, is hid from me,
But daily do I wait for Thee.

6 And blessed shall that servant be,
O Lord, at Thy returning,
Whose heart is waiting, Lord, for Thee,
Whose lamp is trimmed and burning;
Him wilt Thou take to dwell with Thee
In joy and peace eternally.

Text Information

• First Line: To realms of glory I behold
• Title: To Realms Of Glory I Behold
• Translator: C. W. Foss
• Author: J. O. Wallin (1816)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Church Year: Ascension

Tune Information

• Name: EISENACH
• Composer: Johann Hermann Schein (1627)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 8
• Key: D Major
• Source: German chorale: Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt