Oh! how I long to see that day

Verse 1

O, how I long to see that day When the redeemed shall come To Zion, clad in white array, Their blissful, happy home.

Verse 1

Oh! how I long to see that day When the redeemed shall come To Zion, clad in white array, Their blissful, happy home.

Verse 2

To hear the alleluias roll From the unnumbered throng; The kingdom spread from pole to pole; And join redemption's song.

Verse 2

To hear the allelu-ia roll In cadence sweet and strong, And with a Heaven-enraptured soul To join redemption's song.

Verse 3

To see all Israel safe at home, Singing on Zion's height; And Jesus crowned upon his throne, Creation own his right.

Verse 3

To see all Israel safe at home, Singing on Zion's light; And Christ the Lord upon his throne, Creation own its right.

Verse 4

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

Verse 4

All hail! the morn of glory's high, When Jesus shall we see; That dress the tear from every eye— Creation's jubilee.

Verse 5

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.

Verse 5

Jerusalem I long to see, Blest city of my King; Oh, when shall I transported be, And hear the blood-washed sing.

Verse 6

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

Verse 6

My longing heart cries out, Oh, come! Come, Lord Jesus, come to thee; The weary pilgrim sights, Oh, come! Bring immortality.

Refrain

O, bear me on, bear me on To Mount Zion; Then bear me on to that city of love, Where saints will ever dwell.

Refrain

Oh! bear me on, bear me on To Mount Zion; Oh! bear me on to that city of love, Where Jesus is gone.