8.6.8.6.6.6.6.6 [625]Paradise (Barnby): Joseph Barnby, 1866 [626]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. Amen. |