What joy will greet us in that place
When we with unveiled stare
See in our savior’s ageless face
Our glory mirrored there
What joy! when we, no longer slaves
To flesh and sin and death
Exchange this Egypt’s burning rays
For Canaan’s endless rest
What joy! when sorrows sting no more
What joy! when death has died
What joy! in every loss restored
In tears no longer cried
What joy! when we, the Bride of Christ
Made splendid by his love
Are clothed in festal, spotless white
And seated high above
What joy! to join with saints around
A sea of glass aflame
What joy! when praises loud resound
To glorify his name
What joy! to drink the waters deep
That from God’s temple flow
What joy! to eat from Eden’s tree
What joy! to fully know
We’ve pallid joy while yet we grieve
And toil and long on earth
Impatient waiting to receive
True joy from death — then birth
Lord, bring us safe to Zion’s shore
And grant to us at last
This joy that lives forevermore
What joy! that will not pass
© 2019 Josh Bishop
A revised version of this hymn will be published in a forthcoming hymnal by Cardiphonia Music. © 2019 Cardiphonia Music
Josh Bishop Writes 
Love this one, Josh!!