Adventist Pioneer Library

Waiting for Christ

O for the robes of whiteness

  • No. 835
  • Metre 7s & 6s. D.
  • Words C. L. Smith.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O for the robes of whiteness!O for the tearless eyes!O for the glorious brightnessOf the unclouded skies!O for the no more weeping,Within that land of love,The endless joy of keepingThe bridal feast above!

2

O for the bliss of flying,My risen Lord to meet!O for the rest of lyingForever at his feet!O for the hour of seeing,My Saviour face to face!The hope of ever beingIn that sweet meeting-place!

3

Jesus, thou King of Glory,I soon shall dwell with thee;I soon shall sing the storyOf thy great love to me:Meanwhile, my thoughts shall enterE'en now before thy throne,That all my love may centerIn thee, and thee alone.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «835» (large) in the right column of p. 274, under the end of hymn 834 («John M. Neale.»), with the reference line «357, 415.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 357 MUNICH or 415 AURELIA, both 7s & 6s. D.; no meter is printed — eight lines of 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 syllables). Three stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2, 4, 6, 8 of each stanza are indented. The first words «O FOR» are set with «FOR» in small capitals; written «O for». «C. L. Smith.» in bold italics, right-aligned after stanza 3, above the folio «274». The print sets a thin space before «!», «;» and «:» («whiteness !», «eyes !», «skies !», «above !», «meet !», «feet !», «face !», «meeting-place !», «thee ;», «me :»); it is closed up here. Spelling («center», «meeting-place», «E'en»), punctuation (the stop after «seeing.» in stanza 2, see uncertainties) and capitals are the print's. The apostrophe is written straight.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Waiting for Christ · No. 835 · printed page 274
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02