Pleasant Are Thy Courts Above
- Words:
- Henry Francis Lyte
- Music:
- Walter B. Gilbert
Sheet music
- 1Pleasant are Thy courts above,In the land of light and love;Pleasant are Thy courts below,In this land of sin and woe.O my spirit longs and faintsFor the converse of Thy saints,For the brightness of Thy face,For Thy fullness, God of grace.
- 2Happy birds that sing and flyRound Thy altars, O Most High!Happier souls that find a restIn a heav’nly Father’s breast!Like the wand’ring dove, that foundNo repose on earth around,They can to their ark repairAnd enjoy it ever there.
- 3Happy souls! their praises flowEven in this vale of woe;Waters in the desert rise,Manna feeds them from the skies:On they go from strength to strengthTill they reach Thy throne at length,At Thy feet adoring fall,Who hast led them safe thru all.
- 4Lord, be mine this prize to win;Guide me through a world of sin;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;Show’r, O show’r them, Lord, on me!Amen.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1834, the words are in 251 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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