Verse 1 The great book is open, the veil has been drawn, The judgment is ended, the earth has now found This tide of divine peace with infinite gleams, In Jehovah's pure sight and His heart's tender beams. Chorus Hear high up above all the angelic choirs, Their golden voices ringing on holy lyres! Seeing mankind so joyful, so strong, Free of all mourning, joining the song. Verse 2 The reign of the thousand years kept its sweet vow, The Son gave the Father the deep rapture now Of a world fully healed, with no sorrow or tear, Where all breathes at last for the Maker so dear. Chorus Hear high up above all the angelic choirs, Their golden voices ringing on holy lyres! Seeing mankind so joyful, so strong, Free of all mourning, joining the song. Verse 3 From gates of the azure, the armies of light Gaze down from on high on the cot in its sight, Where the lamb and the child, beneath every tree, Celebrate life from the storm now set free. Chorus Hear high up above all the angelic choirs, Their golden voices ringing on holy lyres! Seeing mankind so joyful, so strong, Free of all mourning, joining the song. Verse 4 Laughter from down below rises in star-bursts, The universe quivers as every veil bursts; The earth is a temple where love sheds its light, In pure triumph fading the shadows of night. Chorus Hear high up above all the angelic choirs, Their golden voices ringing on holy lyres! Seeing mankind so joyful, so strong, Free of all mourning, joining the song. Outro Pure exultation, waves of loud praises, Eternal symphony where man with angel raises! Jehovah is smiling, the echo rings out forever... For ages and ages, a world in peace... in peace...
