I seek a place which is out of sight

1 I seek a place which is out of sight;
A city high up in the skies;
There, there is my home, all pure and bright,
And homeward my spirit still hies.

Chorus:
I'm bound for home, for my blissful home,
The house and the city above;
And all who forsake their sins may come,
And dwell in that city of love.

2 I seek a place where they heave no sigh;
Where sorrow can never be known;
But where I shall drink from founts of joy,
That gush ever bright from the throne. [Chorus]

3 I seek a place where they never die;
Where beauty and youth never fade;
Where never is heard the mournful cry,
"My friend, my beloved, is dead." [Chorus]

4 I seek a place where they sin no more;
Where Satan my foe cannot lure;
And oh! when I reach that blessed shore,
My soul is for ever secure. [Chorus]

5 I seek a place where the patriarchs shine;
Apostles, and martyrs, and seers;
Encircled in robes of light divine,
Triumphant o'er sorrow and fears. [Chorus]

6 I seek a place where the Saviour reigns;
That Jesus once nail'd to the tree:
He purchased that place with blood and pains,
And went to prepare it for me. [Chorus]

Source: The Minstrel of Zion: a book of religious songs, accompanied with appropriate music, chiefly original #93