Hymn 338 – PLEASANT are Thy courts above | C&S English Hymnary

1. PLEASANT are Thy courts above In the land of light and love Pleasant are Thy courts below In this land of sin and woe Oh! my Spirit longs and faints For the convers of Thy saints For the brightness of Thy face For Thy fullness, God of Grace. 2. Happy birds, that sing and fly Round Thy altars, O Most High Happier should that find a rest In a heavenly Father‘s breast Like the wandering dove that found No repose on earth around They can to their ark repair And enjoy it ever there. 3. Happy souls their praise flow Even in this vale of woe, Waters in the desert rise Manna feeds them from the skies On they go from strength to strength, Till they reach Thy throne at length, At thy feet adoring fall Who hast led them safe through all. 4. Lord, be mine this prize to win, Guide me through a world of sins Keep me by Thy saving grace Give me at Thy side a place Sun and shield alike Thou art Guide and guard my erring heart Grace and glory flow from Thee Shower, O shower them, Lord on me AMEN