The Golden Sheaf ‎#158

158. I Expect to Be There

1 When the Saviour shall call
For the saints one and all,
To come home and his glory to share,
When his people all meet
On the great golden street,
By his help, I expect to be there.

Chorus:
I expect to be there,
And his glory to share,
When the morning shall dawn bright and fair,
When his loved and his own
Stand around the white throne,
Praise the Lord, I expect to be there.

2 Not because I am good,
But alone thro' the blood,
I shall meet him some day in the air;
When the dead shall arise,
And ascend to the skies,
On that day I expect to be there. [Chorus]

3 If from sin I am free,
There's a mansion for me,
Which the Saviour has gone to prepare;
When our Saviour shall come,
And the saints find a home
With the saved I expect to be there. [Chorus]

4 So I'll still press my way,
Tho' thro' trials each day,
I will never give up in despair,
For when life's race is run,
And the Lord says "well done,"
By his grace I expect to be there. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: When the Savior shall call
• Title: I Expect to Be There
• Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
• Refrain First Line: I expect to be there
• Publication Date: 1902

Tune Information

• Name: [When the Saviour shall call]
• Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
• Key: D Major