Scripture Verse

The kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17:21

Introduction

Words: Ma­rie L. Cor­ley, in Hymns of the King­dom, ed­it­ed by Ad­am Gei­bel et al. (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Gei­bel & Leh­man, 1905), num­ber 1.

Music: Ad­am Gei­bel (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Cor­ley (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Adam Geibel (1855–1933)

Lyrics

God’s king­dom is with­in the heart,
’Tis there He reigns as king;
He speaks to us and bids us learn
His bless­èd songs to sing.

Refrain

O the songs, the songs of the king­dom,
That help us bid ev­il de­part;
The glad songs of God’s bless­èd king­dom,
The king­dom of God in the heart.

God’s king­dom is with­in the heart,
Sweet me­lo­dies are there;
We hear His ten­der lov­ing tones,
It sanc­ti­fies our care.

Refrain

God’s king­dom is with­in the heart,
Dear Sav­ior, reign in love,
Until to Hea­ven we are called
To sing the songs above.

Refrain