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Worship — Adoration of Christ

When strangers stand and hear me tell

  • No. 106
  • Words Isaac Watts
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

When strangers stand and hear me tell
What beauties in my Saviour dwell,
Where he is gone they fain would know,
That they may seek and love him too.

2

O may my spirit daily rise
On wings of faith above the skies,
Till I shall make my last remove,
To dwell forever with my love.

3

In Paradise, within the gates,
A higher entertainment waits,—
Fruits new and old laid up in store,
There we shall hunger nevermore.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «106», reference line «108, 101, 787.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 108, 101 or 787), at the top of the right column of p. 39; «Isaac Watts» in italics at the end — without a final period, as printed. The first word «WHEN» is set in capitals and small capitals. The four lines of each stanza (rhymed in couplets) are all set flush in the print, without the indentation of lines 2 and 4 used elsewhere on the page. Spelling («Saviour»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Adoration of Christ · No. 106 · printed page 39
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30