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 appearWhen he comes ;Ride on, Jesus,O ride on,We are on our journey home.

We shall see him as he isBy and by when he comes ;We shall see him as he isWhen he comes;Ride on, Jesus,O ride on,We are on our journey home.

We shall have a mighty shoutBy and by when he comes:We shall have a mighty shoutWhen he comes;Ride on, Jesus,O ride on,We are on our journey home.

We shall all with Christ appearBy and by when he comes;We shall all with Christ appearWhen he comes;Ride on, Jesus,O ride on,We are on our journey home.

Then the earth will be cleans'dBy and by when he comes;Then the earth will all be cleans'dWhen he comes;Ride on, Jesus,O ride on,We are on our journey home.

We shall shout above the fireBy and by when he comes ;We shall shout above the fireWhen he comes;Ride on, Jesus,O ride on,We are on our journey home.

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.»).