Part III · DESIRE OF THE BRIDE
O, what hath Jesus bought for me
Hymn 31
- No. 31
- Metre C. M.
- 3 stanzas
- Words only in the original
Words
⤢ Full screenO, what hath Jesus bought for me!
Before my ravished eyes
Rivers of life divine I see,
And trees of paradise.
I see a world of spirits bright,
Who taste the pleasures there;
They all are robed in spotless white,
And conquering palms they bear.
In hope of that immortal crown,
I now the cross sustain;
And gladly wander up and down,
And smile at toil and pain:
I suffer on my threescore years,
Till my Deliverer come,
And wipe away his servant's tears,
And take his exile home.
O, what are all my sufferings here,
If, Lord, thou count me meet
With that enraptured host t' appear,
And worship at thy feet?
Give joy or grief, give ease or pain,
Take life or friends away;
But let me find them all again
In that eternal day!
About this hymn
As printed DESIRE OF THE BRIDE* — Millennial Harp (1843), Part III, printed p. 43 (PDF 191). Words only: the hymnal prints no music for this hymn.
- Source
- Millennial Harp (Boston: Joshua V. Himes, 1843), archive.org scan hachride00hime
- Where
- Part III · DESIRE OF THE BRIDE · No. 31 · printed page 43
- Checked
- lyrics verified · 2026-09-21
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