There’s a theme that is sweet to my mem’ry, There’s a joy that I cannot declare, There’s a treasure that gladdens my being, ’Tis the kingdom of righteousness here.
Refrain: ’Tis a kingdom of peace, it is reigning within, It shall ever increase in my soul; We possess it right here when He saves from all sin, And ’twill last while the ages shall roll.
There’s a scene of its grandness before me, Of its greatness there can be no end; It is joy, it is peace, it is glory, In my heart, how these riches do blend!
I am lost in its splendor and beauty, To its ne’er-fading heights I would rise, Till I see the King come to receive me, And explore it with Him in the skies.
What a pleasure in life it is bringing! What assurance and hope ever bright! Oh, what rapture and bliss are awaiting, When our faith shall be lost in the sight!
Sources:
The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (100)