If You Could Hie to Kolob
First line: If you could hie to Kolob In the twinkling of an eye / If you could hie to Kolob
Original language: English
Words: William W. Phelps
Music: English melody
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If You Could Hie to Kolob
Hymns
(1985, 2002 ed.), 284
1. If you could hie to KolobIn the twinkling of an eye,And then continue onwardWith that same speed to fly,Do you think that you could ever,Through all eternity,Find out the generationWhere Gods began to be?
2. Or see the grand beginning,Where space did not extend?Or view the last creation,Where Gods and matter end?Methinks the Spirit whispers,“No man has found ‘pure space,’Nor seen the outside curtains,Where nothing has a place.”
3. The works of God continue,And worlds and lives abound;Improvement and progressionHave one eternal round.There is no end to matter;There is no end to space;There is no end to spirit;There is no end to race.
4. There is no end to virtue;There is no end to might;There is no end to wisdom;There is no end to light.There is no end to union;There is no end to youth;There is no end to priesthood;There is no end to truth.
5. There is no end to glory;There is no end to love;There is no end to being;There is no death above.There is no end to glory;There is no end to love;There is no end to being;There is no death above.
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Tunes that have appeared with this song in English
Appearances of this song over time in English
Tune: Kingsfold (by English melody) (Return to top) Tune 284
If You Could Hie to Kolob
Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 1993
Arr.: James C. Kasen
Contributor: James C. Kasen
If You Could Hie to Kolob
Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2007
Arr.: Rachel Mecham Goates
Contributor: Rachel Mecham Goates
If You Could Hie to Kolob
Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2010
Arr.: Julie Acor Clegg
Contributor: Julie Acor Clegg
If You Could Hie to Kolob
Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2015
Arr.: Ian McDougal
Contributor: Ian McDougal
If You Could Hie to Kolob
Mormon Channel Studio (2017–2018), Apr 2017
Artist: Jake Lambson
Arr.: Jake Lambson
If You Could Hie to Kolob
2021 Church Music Festival (2021, 2021 ed.), 3
Artist: Sarah Dawn Boss (piano)
Arr.: Tami J. Creamer
If You Could Hie to Kolob
Music from October 2001 General Conference (2001, 2001-10 ed.), 3
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Arr.: Kenneth Plain
If You Could Hie to Kolob
Music from April 1989 General Conference (1989, 1989-04 ed.), 1
Artist: Combined choir from BYU
Tune: Kolob (by Joseph J. Daynes) (Return to top) Tune 1511
If You Could Hie to Kolob
Music from April 2008 General Conference (2008, 2008-04 ed.), 5
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Arr.: Mack Wilberg
If You Could Hie to Kolob
Music from April 2003 General Conference (2003, 2003-04 ed.), 1
Artist: Combined choir from BYU
