Rest of the Saints Above (Little Flock Hymnbook #79)

1

Rest of the saints above,

Jerusalem of God,

Who in thy palaces of love,

Thy golden streets have trod?

2

To me thy joy to tell,

Those courts secure from ill,

Where God Himself vouchsafes to dwell,

And every bosom fill.

“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.” (Revelation 21:3)

3

Who shall to me that joy

Of saint-thronged courts declare;

Tell of that constant sweet employ

My spirit longs to share?

4

That rest secure from ill

No cloud of grief e’er stains,

Unfailing praise each heart doth fill,

And love eternal reigns.

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” (Revelation 21:4)

5

The Lamb is there, my soul —

There God Himself doth rest,

In love divine diffused through all

With Him supremely blest.

“And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.” (Revelation 21:23)

6

God and the Lamb — ’tis well

I know that source divine

Of joy and love no tongue can tell,

Yet know that all is mine.

“And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him.” (Revelation 22:3)

7

And see, the Spirit’s power

Has ope’d the heavenly door,

Has brought me to that favored hour

When toil shall all be o’er.

“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” (Revelation 14:13)

8

There on the hidden bread

Of Christ — once humbled here —

God’s treasured store — forever fed,

His love my soul shall cheer.

“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” (Revelation 2:17)

9

Called by that secret name

Of undisclosed delight,

(Blest answer to reproach and shame)

Graved on the stone of white.

“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” (Revelation 2:17)

10

There in effulgence bright,

Savior and Guide, with Thee

I’ll walk, and in Thy heavenly light

Whiter my robe shall be.

“And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.” (Revelation 21:23)

“Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.” (Revelation 3:4)

11

There in th’ unsullied way

Which His own hand hath dressed,

My feet press on where brightest day

Shines forth on all the rest.

12

But who that glorious blaze

Of living light shall tell,

Where all His brightness God displays,

And the Lamb’s glories dwell?

13

(There only to adore,

My soul its strength may find,

Its life, its joy forevermore,

By sight nor sense defined.)

14

God and the Lamb shall there

The light and temple be,

And radiant hosts forever share

The unveiled mystery.

“And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.” (Revelation 21:22-23)

79. Rest of the Saints Above