Part II

Advent Triumph

We shall see a light appear

p. 52
Key D major
Singing key B♭ major
Time 4/4
6 stanzas

Words

We shall see a light appear,
By and by when he comes,
We shall see a light appear
When he comes ;
Ride on, Jesus,
O ride on,
We are on our journey home.

We shall see him as he is
By and by when he comes ;
We shall see him as he is
When he comes;
Ride on, Jesus, &c.

We shall have a mighty shout
By and by when he comes:
We shall have a mighty shout
When he comes;
Ride on, Jesus, &c.

We shall all with Christ appear
By and by when he comes;
We shall all with Christ appear
When he comes;
Ride on, Jesus, &c.

Then the earth will be cleans'd
By and by when he comes;
Then the earth will all be cleans'd
When he comes;
Ride on, Jesus, &c,

We shall shout above the fire
By and by when he comes ;
We shall shout above the fire
When he comes;
Ride on, Jesus, &c.

About this hymn

As printed Millennial Harp (1843), Part II, printed p. 52 (PDF 128).* Two staves (Treble, Bass), D major, 4/4, three systems, nine printed bars, no pickup and no repeat. The first stanza is printed between the staves; stanza 2 is printed as verse below the music on p. 52 and stanzas 3–6 fill printed p. 53. Bars 5–9 are the refrain, which every stanza repeats («Ride on, Jesus, &c.»).