← Heavenly Union Second Advent Band Hymns (1843) · No. 22

Heavenly Union

I wonder why old saints don't sing,

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I wonder why old saints don't sing,And praise the Lord upon the wing,And make the heavenly arches ring,With loud Hosannah to their king,Who brought their souls to Union.

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O could I, like an angel, soundSalvation through the earth around,The devil's kingdom to confound,And triumph on Immanuel's ground,And spread this heavenly Union.

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We soon shall leave all things below,And quit this vale of pain and woe,And then we'll all to glory go,And then we'll see and hear and know,And feel this heavenly Union.

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There we the glorious Lamb shall see,Who groaned and died upon the tree,And spilt his blood to set us free,That we might his salvation see,And feel his heavenly Union.

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Almighty God, teach heart and tongue,To thee, to raise a greatful song,All praises to thy name belong.Let Zion sing thy "kingdom come"And fill this world with Union.