Heaven Is Here, Where Hymns of Gladness

Heaven is here

where hymns of glad­ness

Cheer the toil­ers’ rug­ged way

In this world where clouds of sad­ness

Often change to night our day;

Heaven is here

where mi­se­ry light­ened

Of its hea­vy load is seen

Where the face of sor­row bright­ened

By the deed of love hath been.

Where the sad

the poor

des­pair­ing

Are up­lift­ed

cheered

and blest

Where in oth­ers’ la­bors shar­ing

We can find our sur­est rest;

Where we heed the voice of du­ty

Tread the path that Je­sus trod;

This is Heav­en

its peace

its beau­ty

Radiant with the love of God.