Verse 1

Our rest is in heaven
Our rest is not here
Then why should we tremble
When trials draw near

Verse 2

Be still and remember
The worst that can come
But shortens our journey
And hastens us home

Chorus

Christ our glory
Christ our hope
Christ our King forevermore

Verse 2

Be still and remember
The worst that can come
But shortens our journey
And hastens us home

Verse 3

No hours should be wasted
On seeking our joy
And placing our hope
In what will be destroyed

Verse 4

We look for a city
That hands have not raised
We long for a country
That sin has not stained

Chorus

Christ our glory
Christ our hope
Christ our King forevermore

Verse 4

We look for a city
That hands have not raised
We long for a country
That sin has not stained

Verse 5

Though trouble and anguish
Increase all the more
They cannot compare
To the glory in store

Verse 6

Come joy or come sorrow
Whatever befalls
The light of the Savior
Will outshine them all

Chorus

Christ our glory
Christ our hope
Christ our King forevermore

Verse 6

Come joy or come sorrow
Whatever befalls
The light of the Savior will
Outshine them all