Hymn
The Enjoyment of Heaven
Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love;
But there's a nobler rest above;
Thy servants to that rest aspire
With ardent hope and strong desire.
No more fatigue, no more distress,
Nor sin, nor death shall reach the place;
No groans shall mingle with the songs
That dwell upon immortal tongues.
No rude alarms of raging foes;
No cares to break our long repose;
No midnight shade, no clouded sun,
But sacred, high, eternal noon.
O long-expected day, begin!
Dawn on these realms of woe and sin!
Fain would we leave this weary road,
And sleep in death, to rest with God.
Amen.
The Enjoyment of Heaven — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-enjoyment-of-heaven
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Enjoyment of Heaven?
The words of The Enjoyment of Heaven were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1899. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including God's Promises and Shine on our souls, eternal God.
Is The Enjoyment of Heaven public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, published in 1899. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Enjoyment of Heaven?
The Enjoyment of Heaven is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Exhortation to Prayer, O Thou, to Whom in Ancient Time and The Triumph of Faith.