Absent from flesh, O blissful thought
What joy that moment brings
Freed from the blame my sin has brought
From pain and death and its sting
Absent from flesh, O glorious day!
In one triumphant stroke
My reckoning paid, my charges dropped
And the bonds 'round my hands are broke
I go where God and glory shine
To one eternal day
And this failing body I now resign
For the Angels point my way
For the Angels point my way
Absent from flesh! Then rise, my soul
Where feet nor wings could climb
Beyond the sky, where planets roll
And beyond all keep of time
I go where God and glory shine
To one eternal day
And this failing body I now resign
For the Angels point my way
For the Angels point my way
Absent from flesh! Then see thy God
With eyes unveiled and free
We'll face to face His glory laud
And radiance ever see
I go where God and glory shine
To one eternal day
And this failing body I now resign
For the Christ has made a way
For the Christ has made a way