Heaven With Us

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It is time to be thinking of heaven

Author: T. C. Upham
Tune: [It is time to be thinking of heaven]
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 It is time to be thinking of Heaven,
So our teachers most earnestly say;
But the heaven to which they would lead us,
Is a land that is far, far away.

Chorus:
A heaven is here,
A heaven of love,
A heaven of peace,
Like that above.

2 And they tell us that o'er the dark river
We will land on the heavenly shore;
True, but is it not wiser and better
To discern that bright Canaan before? [Chorus]

3 "The kingdom of God is within you,"
So the greatest of teachers hath said;
And the faithful and loving have found it
And enjoyed it, before they were dead. [Chorus]

4 "The kingdom of God is within you;"
Then let doubtings and sorrow depart;
For the kingdom of God is within you;
It dwells in the sanctified heart. [Chorus]

Source: The Evergreen: songs for the Sunday school, sanctuary and home circle #94

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Author: T. C. Upham

Upham, Thomas Cogswell, D.D., was born at Durfield, New Haven, Jan. 30,1799, and educated at Dartmouth College (1818), and at Andover (1821). Having entered the Congregational Ministry he became Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy at Bowdon College, in 1825, and retained the same to 1867. He died at New York, April 2, 1872. His publications were numerous and included Mental Philosophy (which was long and widely used); American Cottage Life; a volume of Poems, 1852, &c. Five of his hymns are given, with accompanying dates, in Hymns and Songs of Praise, &c, N. Y., 1874, as follows:— 1. Fear not, poor weary one. Help in Sorrow (1872). 2. Happy the man who knows. Obedience (1872). 3. 0 Thou great Ruler of the sky. Morning (1… Go to person page >

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First Line:	It is time to be thinking of heaven
Title:	Heaven With Us
Author:	T. C. Upham
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	A heaven is here, a heaven is here
Copyright:	Public Domain