← O how I long to see that day Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 1159

O how I long to see that day

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O how I long to see that dayWhen the redeemed shall comeTo Zion, clad in white array—Their blissful, happy home.

Chorus.

O bear me on, bear me onTo Mount Zion;Then bear me on to that city of loveWhere saints will ever dwell.

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I'll hear the alleluias rollFrom the unnumbered throng,And with a heaven-enraptured soulI'll join redemption's song.

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I'll see all Israel safe at home,Singing on Zion's hight;And Jesus crowned upon his throne,Creation's Lord, by right.

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All hail! the morn of glory 's nighThe pilgrim longs to see,That dries the tear from every eye—Creation's jubilee.

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Jerusalem I long to see,Blest city of my King;And eat the fruit of life's fair tree,And hear the blood-washed sing.

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My longing heart cries out, O, come!Creation groans for thee!The weary pilgrim sighs, O, come!Bring immortality.