One of the recurring internet searches (on search engines such as Google) that brings people to this site is “If You Could Hie to Kolob Lyrics.” We get hits from variations of that search at least three or four times per week. So, in an effort to respond to this need and serve our readers, who apparently want to find these lyrics, here they are:
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\nIf You Could Hie to Kolob, 284 – William W. Phelps<\/p>\n
1. If you could hie to Kolob In the twinkling of an eye,
\nAnd then continue onward With that same speed to fly,
\nDo you think that you could ever, Through all eternity,
\nFind out the generation Where Gods began to be? <\/p>\n
2. Or see the grand beginning, Where space did not extend?
\nOr view the last creation, Where Gods and matter end?
\nMe thinks the Spirit whispers, “No man has found ‘pure space,’
\nNor seen the outside curtains, Where nothing has a place.” <\/p>\n
3. The works of God continue, And worlds and lives abound;
\nImprovement and progression Have one eternal round.
\nThere is no end to matter; There is no end to space;
\nThere is no end to spirit; There is no end to race. <\/p>\n
4. There is no end to virtue; There is no end to might;
\nThere is no end to wisdom; There is no end to light.
\nThere is no end to union; There is no end to youth;
\nThere is no end to priesthood; There is no end to truth. <\/p>\n
5. There is no end to glory; There is no end to love;
\nThere is no end to being; There is no death above.
\nThere is no end to glory; There is no end to love;
\nThere is no end to being; There is no death above. <\/p>\n
I like this hymn. It has a great tune — much better than the prior tune, I think — and the music matches the lyrics well. In particular, I like the way the line “The works of God continue” resonates. <\/p>\n
The theme is interesting. We don’t talk much about Kolob in my ward. I have the general impression that the church has de-emphasized the very idea of Kolob. But this hymn is of course only peripherially about Kolob. What it is really about is the endlessness of creation, and that is an endlessly fascinating theme.<\/p>\n