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The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship

Children of the heavenly King

  • No. 482
  • Words John Cennick.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Children of the heavenly King,As we journey, sweetly sing;Sing your Saviour's worthy praise,Glorious in his works and ways.

2

We are traveling home to God,In the way the fathers trod;And when Christ our Lord shall come,We shall all be gathered home.

3

Shout, ye little flock, and blest,You near Jesus' throne shall rest;There your seats are now prepared,There your kingdom and reward.

4

Fear not, brethren, joyful standOn the borders of your land;Jesus Christ, your Father's Son,Bids you undismayed go on.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «482» (large) at the top of the right column of p. 155, beside the end of the music of hymn 480, with the italic reference line «333, 605, 464.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 333, 605 or 464) beside the number; stanzas 1–4 in the right column, «John Cennick.» in italics after stanza 4. The first word «CHILDREN» is set in capitals and small capitals. The lines of each stanza are not indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» («sing ;», «trod ;», «rest ;», «land ;»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, like the tunes referred to). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («traveling», «your land», «your Father's Son»).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship · No. 482 · printed page 155
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01