How Sweet, How Heavenly

Words:
J. Swain
Music:
William B. Bradbury

Sheet music

  1. 1How sweet, how heav’nly, is the sight,When those that love the LordIn one another’s peace delight,And so fulfill the word.When each can feel his brother’s sigh,And with him bear a part;When sorrow flows from eye to eye,And joy from heart to heart.
  2. 2When, free from envy, scorn, and pride,Our wishes all above,Each can his brother’s failings hide,And show a brother’s love.When love in one delightful streamThru ev’ry bosom flows;When union sweet and dear esteemIn ev’ry action glows.
  3. 3Love is the golden chain that bindsThe happy souls above;And he’s an heir of heav’n who findsHis bosom glow with love.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1792, the words are in 619 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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