Hymn
Where high the heavenly temple stands
Where high the heavenly temple stands,
The house of God not made with hands,
A great High Priest our nature wears,
The Guardian of mankind appears.
Though now ascended up on high,
He bends on earth a brother's eye;
Partaker of the human name,
He knows the frailty of our frame.
Our Father-sufferer yet retains
A fellow-feeling of our pains;
And still remembers, in the skies,
His tears, his agonies, and cries.
In every pang that rends the heart,
The Man of Sorrows had a part;
He sympathizes with our grief,
And to the sufferer sends relief.
With boldness, therefore, at the throne,
Let us make all our sorrows known;
And ask the aid of heavenly power,
To help us in the evil hour.
Where high the heavenly temple stands — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/where-high-the-heavenly-temple-stands
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Where high the heavenly temple stands?
The words of Where high the heavenly temple stands were written by Michael Bruce; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 3 more hymns by Michael Bruce, including Behold! the Mountain of the Lord and O happy is the man who hears.
Is Where high the heavenly temple stands public domain?
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What is the metre of Where high the heavenly temple stands?
Where high the heavenly temple stands is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Gratitude, Safety and Security in the Arms of Jesus and With Glory Clad, with Strength Arrayed.