Hymn
O When Shall I See Jesus
O when shall I see Jesus,
And in his kingdom dwell?
Partake its rest eternal,
Its songs triumphant swell?
When shall I be delivered
From this vain world of sin,
And with my blessed Jesus
Drink endless pleasures in?
There is sweet rest in heaven,
There is sweet rest in heaven,
There is sweet rest, there is sweet rest,
There is sweet rest in heaven.
And when the last loud trumpet
Shall rend the vaulted skies,
And the entombed millions
From their cold beds arise,
Our ransomed dust revived,
Bright beauties shall put on,
And soar to the blest mansions
Where our Redeemer's gone.
Our eyes shall then with rapture
The Saviour's face behold;
Our feet, no more diverted,
Shall walk the streets of gold;
Our ears shall hear with transport
The hosts celestial sing;
Our tongues shall chant the glory
Of our immortal King.
O When Shall I See Jesus — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-when-shall-i-see-jesus
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O When Shall I See Jesus?
The words of O When Shall I See Jesus were written by John Leland; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 2 more hymns by John Leland, including Evening Song and Jesus Pleading for Sinners.
Is O When Shall I See Jesus public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of O When Shall I See Jesus?
O When Shall I See Jesus is in 7.6.7.6 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain, Lead on, O King Eternal and Our Country's Voice Is Pleading.