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91. THE HEAVENLY MIND

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​Author:  Johann Gottfried Schöner (1749-1818)
​Composer:  Hans Georg Nägeli (1773-1836)​

​1. Heavenward, e’er heavenward
    Let us wend our way!
    What the righteous seek is there
    Found without delay,
    But not on earth.
    Joy here alternates with woe;
    Lift on high from earth below
    Thy heart and mind!
 
2. Heavenward direct thy soul
    Ev’ry morn anew!
    Swift our pilgrimage doth roll;
    This, O man, is true!
    O plead and pray:
    God, who called me by His grace,
    Deep into my heart impress
    Thy truth each day.
 
3. Heavenward the Lord would have
    Thee to set Thy aim;
    Be not anxious; do not crave
    Earthly wealth or fame.
    From such abstain!
    Only what with hand and heart
    For the Lord is set apart
    Will bring thee gain.
 
4. Heavenward thy refuge take
    When oppressed with care,
    For thy God will ne’er forsake
    Nor leave in despair.
    Why this distress?
    In the realms of light above
    There is joy and peace and love;
    This hope possess!
 
5. Heavenward walk by thy side
    All the Lord’s elect,
    And with heav’nly foretaste do
    What their Lord directs.
    O join the throng!
    Strive with zeal while here below;
    Walk life’s way through pain and woe;
    In God be strong!
 
6. Heavenward through all contempt
    Our dear Saviour trod;
    Follow Him, where’er He went,
    As a child of God.
    Hold fast to Him!
    Silently thy burden bear;
    Change thy murm’ring into prayer;
    The vict’ry win!
 
7. Heavenward His hand doth guide
    Through the desert waste;
    Draws thee closer to His side,
    Makes thy spirit chaste.
    He will destroy
    Every earthly vanity,
    And will lead thee finally
    Into His joy.
 
8. Hallelujah! Heavenward,
    Let thy thanks ascend;
    Thou shalt also join thy Lord
    At the journey’s end.
    Then thou shalt be
    Where all pain is turned aside,
    There to praise Him, glorified
    Eternally.
 
9. “Hallelujah,” thou wilt sing
    When thy Lord shall come,
    Joyfully His own to bring
    To His heav’nly home.
    Great is the Lord!
    For the cross He took a throne,
    Made His victory thine own!
    Praised be the Lord!

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Special thanks to the Apostolic Christians who diligently labored to keep their rich musical heritage alive when so many other denominations forsook it in the challenging battle of changing cultures.
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Thanks be to those souls who labored to write and compose this treasure of praise, many now only known to GOD!
Above all, thanks, praise, and glory be to GOD!
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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • Гарфа Сіону - Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Acknowledgements