Hymn
The Promised Land
- Writer
- Anne Steele
Far from these narrow scenes of night,
Unbounded glories rise,
And realms of joy and pure delight,
Unknown to mortal eyes.
Fair, distant land! could mortal eyes
But half its charms explore,
How would our spirits long to rise,
And dwell on earth no more!
No cloud those blissful regions know,--
Realms ever bright and fair;
For sin, the source of mortal woe,
Can never enter there.
Oh, may the heavenly prospect fire
Our hearts with ardent love,
Till wings of faith and strong desire
Bear every thought above.
Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine,
For thy bright courts on high;
Then bid our spirits rise and join
The chorus of the sky.
The Promised Land — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-promised-land
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Promised Land?
The words of The Promised Land were written by Anne Steele; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 47 more hymns by Anne Steele, including Thou only Sovereign of my heart and Life is a span, a fleeting hour.
Is The Promised Land public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Voice of Praise, published in 1873. 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 meter of The Promised Land?
The Promised Land is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, According to Thy Gracious Word, Immortal Love, for ever full and Sovereign Purposes of God.