1 O Blest communion with the saints at rest! O joy excelling this world’s best! All undistressed In light they dwell! Close is the bond that binds us here. T will grow more dear Than , tongue can tell. 2 Our Lord, From out His sacred wounds hath poured Rich blessings from His bounteous hoard. He doth afford Us from above Refreshing streams our souls to guide To his full tide Of boundless love. 3 Delight Hath dawned on those gone from earth’s night. Death was to them but life and light Serene they rest, Around the Lamb who once was slain, Untouched by pain, For ever blest.