Welcome, ye hopeful heirs of heaven

Welcome, ye hopeful heirs of heaven

Author: P. H. Brown
Published in 25 hymnals

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1 Welcome, ye hopeful heirs of heav'n,
To this rich gospel feast of love--
This pledge is but the prelude giv'n
To that immortal feast above.

2 How great the blessing, thus to meet
Around the sacramental board,
And hold by faith communion sweet,
With Christ our dear and common Lord.

3 And if so sweet this feast below,
What will it be to meet above,
Where all we see, and feel, and know,
Are fruits of everlasting love!

4 Soon shall we tune the heav'nly lyre
While list'ning worlds the song approve,
Eternity itself expire,
Ere we exhaust the theme of love.

Source: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #349

Author: P. H. Brown

Brown, Phoebe, née Hinsdale. A member of the Congregational body, born at Canaan, Columbia County, New York, May 1, 1783, she was left an orphan when two years old. At nine she fell into the hands of a relative who kept a county gaol. These, says her son, "were years of intense and cruel suffering. The tale of her early life which she has left her children is a narrative of such deprivations, cruel treatment, and toil, as it breaks my heart to read." Escaping from this bondage at 18, she was sought by kind people, and sent for three months to a common school at Claverack, N.Y., where she learned to write, and made profession of faith in Christ. In 1805 she was married to Timothy H. Brown, a painter, and subsequently lived at East Windsor a… Go to person page >

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First Line: Welcome, ye hopeful heirs of heaven
Author: P. H. Brown
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #417

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Village Hymns for Social Worship, Selected and Original #417

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Hymns, Selected and Original #592

Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d544

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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #592

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Hymns for Christian Melody #328

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #417

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Hymns #592

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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #349

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Hymns #592

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Hymns #592

Village Hymns #417

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d997

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Hymns #592

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The Christian Hymn Book #516

The Christian Hymnal #d753

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The Christian Hymnal #348

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #143

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The Christian hymnal #218

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #143

The Church and School #d230

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