Here are the words to this hymn, which I've never really liked much before. But we sang an arrangement of it in the Stake Women's Choir my mom directed for our recent Stake Conference. The arrangement, a lovely, brilliant arrangement, included a verse I'd never heard before. It made the whole hymn click for me in a meaningful way. I love it.
Sweet is the work, my God, my King
to praise thy name, give thanks and sing.
To show thy love by morning light
and talk of all thy truths at night.
My heart shall triumph in my Lord
and bless his works and bless his word.
Thy works of grace, how bright they shine.
How deep thy counsels, how divine.
But oh what triumph shall I raise
to thy dear name through endless days
when in the realms of joy I see
thy face in full felicity.
Then shall I see and hear and know
All I desired and wished below
and every power find sweet employ
in that eternal world of joy.
Yes, that's right--one day we can see and hear and know all we desired here in mortality. And how about an eternal world of joy? Sounds very good to me.
