Common Praise ‎#225

225. O what their joys and their glory must be

1 O what their joy and their glory must be,
those endless sabbaths the blessèd ones see;
crown for the valiant, to weary ones rest;
God shall be all, and in all ever blest.

*2 What are the Monarch, his court, and his throne?
What are the peace and the joy that they own?
Tell us, ye blest ones, who in it have share,
if what ye feel ye can fully declare.

3 Truly Jerusalem name we that shore,
'Vision of peace,' that brings joy evermore.
Wish and fulfilment can severed be ne'er,
nor the things prayed for come short of the prayer.

*4 There, where no troubles distraction can bring,
we the sweet anthems of Sion shall sing,
while for thy grace, Lord, their voices of praise
thy blessèd people eternally raise.

5 There dawns no sabbath, no sabbath is o’er,
those sabbath-keepers have one and no more;
one and unending is that triumph-song
which to the angels and us shall belong.

6 Now in the meanwhile, with hearts raised on high,
we for that country must yearn and must sigh;
seeking Jerusalem, dear native land,
through our long exile on Babylon’s strand.

7 Low before him with our praises we fall,
of whom, and in whom, and through whom are all:
of whom, the Father; and in whom, the Son;
through whom, the Spirit, with them ever One.

Text Information

• First Line: O what their joys and their glory must be
• Author: Peter Abelard, 1079-1142
• Translator: J. M. Neale, 1818-1866
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 4:9-11
  ;
  Hebrews 11:13-16
  ;
  Psalm 122:2-6
  ;
  Psalm 137:1-3
  ;
  Romans 11:36
• Topic: Saints; Proper 14: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: O QUANTA QUALIA (REGNATOR ORBIS)
• Adapter: Thomas Helmore, 1811-1890
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Key: G Major
• Source: La Veillée's Méthode du plain-chant 1808