Poems about Heaven & Eternity
These poems about heaven and eternity provide a fresh perspective on our hope through Jesus Christ. Whether you are looking forward to heaven yourself or have a friend or loved one who is there, these poems will provide comfort and hope as you think about the glory and peace of heaven.
Many of these poems have been written as I’ve thought about dear friends who have gone on before us and what they must be experiencing. Others are written when I was thinking about God’s promises that we will see Him face to face forever and be rewarded by His grace in that place where there is no pain, no sin, and no death.
If you have a friend who is grieving a loved one who has passed away, these poems are a thoughtful way to share your love and support when you don’t know what to say.
Top Christian Poems about Heaven
Heaven’s Welcome
I almost see the welcome
That’s waiting just for you
Beyond the gates of heaven
When you have stepped right through:
The glowing light of heaven –
God’s presence all around,
The sweetest songs all filling
The air with joyful sound,
The pure and lovely fragrance
Of home sweet home at last,
The wide-awake, glad feeling
Of life when pain is past,
…
The Gates of Heaven Opened Wide
The gates of heaven opened wide,
I saw my Savior’s face!
Pain disappeared in glorious rest
While tears dissolved in grace.
My Lord stretched out His arms of love
And called me, “Child, come home.”
I entered heaven’s glorious day –
No more on earth I’ll roam.
He smiled and said, “Well done!” to me,
Those words I’d longed to hear;
So often I’d imagined them
But they were sweeter here.
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What Heaven is Like
Heaven is a place of comfort,
Heaven is a land of peace
Where no sin or worry enter,
Where life’s cares forever cease.
Heaven is a place of triumph,
Heaven is a land of grace
Where God’s children are rewarded, Where we’ll see our Savior’s face.
Heaven is a place of worship,
Heaven is a land of song
Where there’s always joy and gladness,
Where we’ll praise Him all day long.
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More Devotional Poems about Death and Eternity
I Can Hardly Wait
I Can Hardly Wait
I only see a little way
Beyond the veil of tears
To where my Savior waits for me
Beyond these fleeting years.
But what I see is quite enough –
It makes me long to go
To where my Lord has made a home
Where joys forever flow.
The brightest things and loveliest
That grace this world today
Are but a glimpse of better things
That wait beyond the way.
And every tear and sigh for home
Provoked by loss or pain
Just helps me think of what will last
When all is turned to gain.
So though I see so small a view
Beyond the pearly gate,
I know my Christ is standing there
And I can hardly wait!
Christina Joy Hommes
The Break of Day
The Break of Day
No pain or disappointment
Will shade that happy place
Where all the Father’s children
Will see our Savior’s face
And in that glad forever
Where day is always bright
We’ll ever praise and serve Him
With honor and delight
There freed from sin’s temptation
We’ll love with heart and soul
The God whose love redeemed us
And made us well and whole
Unending joy and purpose
Will fill our happy years
With lasting satisfaction
When earth’s fog-shadow clears
Press on then, Christian pilgrim
The prize is worth the fray
In hope and love be faithful
Until the break of day
Christina Joy Hommes
Come Quickly
Come Quickly
Lord, haste the day when Christ will come
To call us all away
In robes of glory pure and white
To realms of endless day.
Return again, Your people wait
Expectant as You said
In service and in watchful prayer
With hope of what’s ahead.
Your gospel news is on the wind,
Your Word is spread abroad,
We’ve gone and called the world to come
To worship You our God.
How long, O Lord, will You delay?
Come quickly from above –
Complete Your righteous victory
And reign in truth and love.
Christina Joy Hommes
“He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” Revelation 22:20
I Saw the Light of Heaven
I saw the light of heaven
As Jesus took my hand
And gently came and brought me
To heaven’s perfect land.
He led me ‘cross the Jordan,
Then through the pearly gates:
“Now welcome home, my daughter,
Come see what joy awaits!”
“Well done” is what He told me
And gave a radiant crown;
He’d seen my love and worship
And wrote my service down.
I’ve hardly looked around yet
For I’m with Jesus here
To worship and adore Him
With friends and loved ones dear.
No sin can taint the pleasure,
No pain can mar the bliss,
For all is good and holy
In such a home as this.
You won’t be far behind me:
Trust Jesus – He’s the way;
Prepare to come and join me
In heaven’s endless day.
Christina Joy Hommes
For my friend Judy Burke
Well Done, My Child, Well Done
Well Done, My Child, Well Done
I cannot see the finish line
That’s somewhere up ahead –
The homestretch may be very close
Or miles away instead.
However far may lie between
That mark and where I run,
These words are what I long to hear
The day my race is done:
“Well done, my child, you finished well,
The crown of life you won.
You fought the fight, you ran the race,
Well done, my child, well done!”
I cannot see the finish line,
But Jesus knows its place,
And He will give sufficient strength
To reach it by His grace.
So I’ll just run until He says,
“Come home,” and welcomes me –
I’ll keep right on until I hear
These words of victory:
“Well done, my child, you finished well,
The crown of life you won.
You fought the fight, you ran the race,
Well done, my child, well done!”
Christina Joy Hommes
God’s Reunion
God’s Reunion
God’s planning a reunion
In heaven’s courts above
Where all His many children
Will gather in His love.
We’ll meet our older brothers
And sisters from the past,
And swap the happy stories
Of getting there at last.
With laughter and rejoicing,
Our songs will fill the air
When all of us together
Assemble over there.
Oh, what a glad reunion
Will crown that happy day
When all the Father’s family
Is gathered home to stay!
Christina Joy Hommes
Heaven’s Welcome
Heaven’s Welcome
I almost see the welcome
That’s waiting just for you
Beyond the gates of heaven
When you have stepped right through:
The glowing light of heaven –
God’s presence all around,
The sweetest songs all filling
The air with joyful sound,
The pure and lovely fragrance
Of home sweet home at last,
The wide-awake, glad feeling
Of life when pain is past,
The dear ones gone before you
All gathered round the throne,
The fuller understanding
Of all you’ve ever known,
And best of all the Savior
Who’ll welcome you above
To share His life forever
In perfect peace and love.
Christina Joy Hommes
“For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:11
A Stone of Purest White
A Stone of Purest White
Revelation 2:17
I’ll stand before God’s holy throne
And meet my Judge someday;
I have no fear because in Christ
I know just what He’ll say.
He’ll give a stone of purest white
Which He has promised me;
It shows the verdict – innocent –
And serves as heaven’s key.
And in that stone a precious name,
For I will be His own;
The Lord will claim me on that day
I stand before His throne.
Christina Joy Hommes
“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” Revelation 2:17
Now I See Him
Now I See Him
I knew God through the time I spent
In Scripture and in prayer,
I heard Him in the still small voice
That showed His tender care.
I saw Him in His mighty works
And little blessings too,
The things He sent to show His love
And prove His Word was true.
But now I see Him with my eyes
And truly hear His voice,
I know Him as He knew me then –
It makes my heart rejoice!
The things I prayed for those I love
I’ve asked Him face to face,
And He’s assured me He will work
With strong and loving grace.
He’s just the same as what He said
So, trust in Him today –
Proclaim His love, believe His Word,
And seek Him as you pray.
Christina Joy Hommes
He’s Coming
He’s Coming
The money markets waver
Earth’s kings and queens pass on
While wars and threats increasing
Bring famine as their pawn
But in these situations
We should not be surprised
Or wring our hands in anguish
At what the world’s devised
For Jesus surely told us
These things would all increase
Before His promised coming
When He will bring true peace
He told us in the turmoil
To lift our heads and look
Because He’d be appearing
While kingdoms rose and shook
So do not be afrighted
The Lord is on our side
And till He comes to get us
Within us He’ll abide
Christina Joy Hommes