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Honey From The Rock
Psalm 81:16

"Sweet Stuff From God's Word"

A daily Bible study with Victor Knowles
Copyright 2007

HEAVEN IN SONG

This entry was posted on 06-10-2009 and is filed under HEAVEN.

I hold in my hands an old book that was in my father's library. It is quite old and worn, published in 1884. The cover is nearly worn off the book itself. "Heaven in Song" is the title and it is a compilation of songs about heaven, "Gems of all Ages on the Better Land." The compiler, Dr. Henry C. Fish, wrote, "As a book for the parlor-table and the shelf of the library; for the closet and the sick-room; for hours of literary enjoyment and of devotional musing; for the use of young disciples and of experienced saints; it is hopes that Heaven in Song will prove a favorite gift." The 742-page book contains hundreds and hundreds of songs written about Heaven. And remember, the book was published in 1884 so all of the hymns would have predated the 1900s. A rare treasure indeed.

Here is one song, "Heaven Grows Dearer Day by Day," author unknown.

As distant lands beyond the sea,
When friends go thence, draw nigh,
So heaven, when friends have hither gone,
Draws nearer from the sky.

And as those lands the dearer grow,
When friends are long away,
So heaven itself, through loved ones gone,
Grows dearer day by day.

Heaven is not far from those who see
With the pure spirit's sight,
But near, and in the very reach
Of those who see aright.

"They sang the Song of Moses, servant of God; they sang the Song of the Lamb" (Rev. 15:3, The Message).