Where high the heavenly temple stands

Where high the heavenly temple stands. Scottish Translations and Paraphrases (1781). This is the second of two paraphrases of Hebrews 14-16, numbered 58 in the paraphrases. It is thought to have been one of those written by Michael Bruce* for his singing class at Kinnesswood. It appeared in Poems on Several Occasions, by Michael Bruce (1770), edited by John Logan*. It was then found in Poems. By the Rev. Mr. Logan. One of the Ministers of Leith (1781). In this book Logan seemed to be passing off some of Bruce’s hymns as his own, and this may have been one of them. It had six verses. It became well known as a clear summary of the profound meditation of Hebrews, especially verse 15: ‘For we...